LA County Board

10.\nPursuing a Statewide and Local Los Angeles County Pilot for A\nSpecialized “Press 3” Option of 988 for LGBTQ+ Youth Callers\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisors Hahn and Horvath: Instruct the\nDirector of Mental Health to develop a proposal for a local “Press 3” pilot\nprogram for the County answered by a crisis-intervention service provider and\nto submit the proposal to the California Health and Human Services Agency\n(CalHHS). The proposal should include, but not be limited to, the following:\nRequesting approval from the Substance and Mental Health Services\nAdministration (SAMHSA) to allow the County to fund and implement a\n“Press 3 Option” specifically for callers, and potentially chatters and\ntexters, located in the County, and authorize Vibrant to work with the\nDepartment of Mental Health to create a unique phone tree for the\nCounty that includes the “Press 3 Option;”\nInitiating a procurement to select contracted service provider/s to provide\nspecialized LGBTQ+ youth counseling services over the phone via the\n“Press 3” option;\nCreating a budget for the pilot program and identifying potential sources\nof funding; and\nDeveloping a timeline for implementation of the pilot program, if approved\nby CalHHS and SAMHSA.\nDirect the Acting Chief Executive Officer, through its Legislative Affairs and\nIntergovernmental Relations Branch, to co-sponsor or support State legislation\nthat would implement a Statewide “Press 3 Option” for California that is\nconsistent with the County’s local “Press 3 Option” proposal. (25-6474)\nMotion by Supervisors Hahn and Horvath