LA County Board

8. Promoting LA County’s Community Health Worker Services Recommendation as submitted by Supervisor Horvath: Instruct the Director of Mental Health to: Incorporate into their United Mental Health Promoters (UMHP) Program the following strategies: Continue specialized effort in reaching the 2020 expansion-approved targeted demographic groups that have not fully received mental health promotional services commensurate with their population size or projected need; Collaborate with the Department of Youth Development to develop a communications strategy with existing resources on increasing outreach to youth; Enhance digital visibility and presence by incorporating information and resource links to the Department of Mental Health’s digital outreach (email, social media, digital applications); and Increase visibility of the Program through social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, X/Twitter, BlueSky, YouTube, TikTok). Continue and expand the promotion of the Promotores/UMHP Program through: Continued collaboration with the Department of Public Health, LA County Library, and Parks and Recreation on the distribution of related materials; and Expanding collaborations with other possible departments to increase the visibility of the Program across the County. Build out their website, specifically regarding the UMHP Program, in the following ways: Include a dedicated contact for residents of the County to inquire about receiving health promotion services through one of the UMHP programs (delineated by Service Area (SA), if necessary); Create a centralized online submission form for receiving requests (connecting with support, requesting a presentation, etc.); Include specific email addresses for each of the SAs centralized team locations for the community to connect with; Upload existing modules/presentations for people to view online (slides, video recordings); and Display, and update as needed, a dashboard containing the most recently published data on outreach and engagement, along with previously collected data (number of staff/volunteers, workshops, participants, languages, etc.). Report back to the Board within 120 days on the progress and feasibility of instituting the above directives. (26-4727)