September 2017 the Great American River Clean Up
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SEPTEMBER 2017 THE GREAT AMERICAN RIVER Volume 7, Issue 9 CLEAN UP Saturday, September 16, is the date for the annual “Great Supervisor Susan Peters’ electronic American River Clean Up.” During the hours of 9 a.m. to newsletter is a cost-effective and noon please consider donating some time to help clean the efficient method to keep you updated parkway. The American River Parkway Foundation on what is going on in your sponsors the annual event as one way to maintain the community and with the County of natural habitat that comprises this 23 mile stretch along the Sacramento. Because you American River. previously emailed District 3 on a matter of interest, your email address Volunteers can register online and many students use the has been added to distribution of this event as a way to earn community service credits for newsletter (If you do not wish to school. Staging sites where you can check-in include receive it please click to opt out.) Alumni Grove at CSUS, Ancil Hoffman Park, and William Pond Park. More information can be obtained online at the American River Parkway Foundation website. IN THIS ISSUE: Last month the Board of Supervisors directed County staff to add approximately $5 million for the FY 2017-18 Budget to • THE GREAT AMERICAN address illegal camping on the parkway as well as the RIVER CLEAN UP associated litter and environmental destruction plus more • DISTRICT ATTORNEY rangers for added safety. To address my concern about driving more transients into the adjacent suburban YOUTH ACADEMY neighborhoods that are already burdened by homeless • NEW APPROACH TOWARD individuals coming off the parkway, more deputies will be MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES funded to support • DA & SHERIFF CONDUCT the efforts of the Sheriff’s Homeless SUCCESSFUL Outreach Team PROSTITUTION STING (HOT) Unit • SHERIFF COMMUNITY concentrating on MEETINGS transient camps in the unincorporated • FREE MOVIE IN THE PARK area. To report • FOSTER FAMILIES NEEDED camps, email • GOURMET DINNER IN THE the Sheriff's HOT Unit at [email protected]. Additional park PARK rangers and maintenance crews will focus on the parkway • COMMUNITY COFFEE and citizens can report problems online at the Sacramento MEETING County Regional Parks website. Despite this sizeable • KEEPING ARDEN ARCADE investment, please understand that implementation will not happen immediately due to government hiring and CLEAN contracting procedures but the Board did receive assurance • CLEAN YOUR COMMUNITY from the County Executive that every effort will be made to • PARKWAY LABOR DAY move quickly and I secured a promise that in April the Board WEEKEND ALCOHOL BAN will receive a status report on the effectiveness to date. District 3 – Sacramento County Supervisor Susan Peters • HONOR THE CHICKENS • VISITING WITH DISTRICT ATTORNEY YOUTH NEIGHBORS ACADEMY • SAN JUAN STARS • CAPITAL AIRSHOW SOARS A special Youth AGAIN Academy will be held this fall about • CARMICHAEL FOUNDER’S the criminal justice DAY system, which is • FULTON AVENUE CAR being sponsored CRUISE by District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert in partnership with law enforcement Supervisor Susan Peters agencies. Third District Participating high Sacramento County school students will Board of Supervisor learn about the criminal justice system and engage in open communication between law enforcement and themselves 700 H Street, Suite 2450 concerning issues that affect youth today - including race as a factor in the criminal justice system, use of force, gun Sacramento, CA 95814 violence, gangs, dating violence, human trafficking, [email protected] marijuana, crime scene investigation and evidence, and distracted driving. A career fair will be held at graduation. PHONE: (916) 874-5471 FAX: (916) 874-7593 The program is open to current Sacramento County high school students. Eligible students can apply for either the South, North, East or Elk Grove/Galt area academy. They must submit a completed application, which is available on the District Attorney’s website. The deadline to apply is September 8. Space is limited and acceptance will be based upon a first come, first served basis. For more information, please visit this link. Questions can be directed by email to [email protected]. NEW APPROACH TOWARD MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES Sacramento County’s Behavioral Health Division has taken strides to create new options and enhancements to the Mental Health Services system in response to community needs, including those of the homeless. These new services are appropriately tailored to the level of care needed, can reduce emergency department visits and can be a suitable alternative to expensive inpatient hospital services. Mobile Crisis Support Teams are expanding from two teams to four. Each is dispatched through law enforcement to provide immediate engagement with individuals experiencing a mental health crisis. Teams are comprised of a behavioral health services clinician and a law enforcement officer or deputy who is trained in mental health crisis District 3 – Sacramento County Supervisor Susan Peters response. Crisis Residential Facilities are designed for people who need acute psychiatric care, but can be appropriately served in a voluntarily community setting. This program provides a homelike atmosphere with 24/7 staffing, coordination of care, intensive crisis support and intervention, individual/group psychosocial rehabilitation support and therapy, family meetings, medication monitoring, peer counseling, and discharge planning. The effort is designed to avert a psychiatric admission or shorten the length of an inpatient stay and promote recovery, personal responsibility, with self-help strategies to support clients' transition to the least restrictive living situation upon discharge. Last year a Crisis Residential Facility was opened by Sacramento County in partnership with Turning Point Community Programs. Four facilities are planned with two more slated to open by the end of 2017. These additional facilities will further reduce inappropriate hospitalizations and emergency room use as the first line of treatment for mental health services. A Mental Health Urgent Care Clinic is targeted to open later this year and will provide unscheduled walk-in service, referrals to appropriate mental health treatment providers, and identify any service gaps. This clinic will have the capacity to serve 300-400 people a year. Mental Health Navigators are being located at different local area health systems to ensure that individuals are linked properly to community services. Locations include the six local emergency departments, the main jail, and Loaves & Fishes. A recent example of the Mobile Crisis Support Team’s success involved a man who was picked up by deputies for making a disturbance at a children’s park. Law enforcement was planning to take him to jail for being under the influence in public. Working with the clinician, the team was able to identify that the man had a conservator and had been missing for approximately two weeks. He was experiencing psychotic symptoms – including disorganized thoughts and speech, and hallucinations. The individual was transported to the Emergency Room for medical clearance to ensure there were no underlying medical conditions needing immediate attention. Upon clearance, he was taken to the County’s Mental Health Treatment Center, provided a mental health assessment and stabilization and reconnected to his mental health provider and conservator. They were able to provide the appropriate services and avoid incarceration. For more information about Sacramento County’s Behavioral Health Services, please visit the link. DA & SHERIFF CONDUCT District 3 – Sacramento County Supervisor Susan Peters SUCCESSFUL PROSTITUTION STING Last month a successful coordinated countywide sting operation was conducted (“Operation: Hot Spots”) to reduce the demand side of human trafficking by targeting sex buyers or “johns” which netted 39 arrests on various charges. District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert led the effort to organize this countywide operation, with a commitment from law enforcement to conduct operations beyond this immediate sting but throughout the year to reduce sex trafficking. She and Sheriff Scott Jones were on ride-alongs for this street sting operation which included targeting Watt Avenue. Those convicted of soliciting another for prostitution or agreeing to engage in an act of prostitution, face a maximum penalty of 180 days in county jail, will be subject to search and seizure, and may be ordered to stay away from the involved locations or known “stroll” areas. The types of arrests included loitering for prostitution, resisting arrest, probation violation, possession of drugs, drunk in public, and outstanding warrant For more information, visit this press release. SHERIFF COMMUNITY MEETINGS The Sheriff’s Department holds regular community meetings to share information about trends in crime and recent activities. These sessions are open to the public and residents are encouraged to attend. • Arden Arcade meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 5, at 6 pm, Country Club Lanes in the Skyroom, 2600 Watt Avenue. • North Highlands/New Foothill Farms meeting will be held on Thursday, September 7, at 6 pm, North Highlands Community Center, 6040 Watt Avenue. • Old Foothill Farms meeting will be held on Wednesday, September 13, at 6:30 pm, Pioneer Elementary School, 5816 Pioneer Way. • Carmichael meeting will be held on Tuesday, September 19, 6 pm, Del Campo High School Library, 4925 Dewey Drive.