REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
December 3, 2024
FROM
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
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Non-Financial Memorandum of Understanding with San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Division for the Cannabis Decoded Campaign
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve non-financial Memorandum of Understanding with San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Division to provide non-exclusive license rights to the materials, media, and other assets related to the Cannabis Decoded Campaign for the period of December 17, 2024, to December 16, 2029.
(Presenter: Georgina Yoshioka, Director, 252-5142)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Promote the Countywide Vision.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost). The recommended Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is non-financial in nature.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The County's Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) is responsible for providing mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) services to county residents experiencing severe mental illness and/or SUD. The Cannabis Decoded Campaign (Campaign) developed by San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Division (San Mateo County) is a Youth Marijuana Education Initiative. This initiative was launched in partnership with the San Mateo County Youth Commission to educate youth, young adults, and their parents and/or caretakers about cannabis use.
On December 17, 2019 (Item No. 16), the Board of Supervisors approved an MOU with San Mateo County as part of the Campaign initiative. Since then, DBH has worked with San Mateo County to develop the Campaign using the materials, media, and other assets provided through the MOU. The Campaign is research-based and de...
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