REPORT/RECOMMENDATION TO THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
AND RECORD OF ACTION
August 5, 2025
FROM
GEORGINA YOSHIOKA, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT
Title
Non-Financial Memorandum of Understanding with the Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino for Veterans Treatment Court for the Clinical Therapist I Position
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RECOMMENDATION(S)
Recommendation
Approve the non-financial Memorandum of Understanding with the Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino, including non-standard terms, to provide a Clinical Therapist I for the Veterans Treatment Court, effective upon execution through December 31, 2027.
(Presenter: Georgina Yoshioka, Director, 252-5142)
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COUNTY AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER GOALS & OBJECTIVES
Improve County Government Operations.
Operate in a Fiscally-Responsible and Business-Like Manner.
Provide for the Safety, Health and Social Service Needs of County Residents.
Pursue County Goals and Objectives by Working with Other Agencies and Stakeholders.
FINANCIAL IMPACT
This item does not impact Discretionary General Funding (Net County Cost), as this is a non-financial Memorandum of Understanding (MOU).
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
The 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. Superior Court of California, County of San Bernardino (Superior Court) - Veterans Treatment Court (VTC) prioritizes increasing public safety while improving the lives of veterans and their families by healing the physical and psychological wounds of those who have been impacted by the criminal justice system as a result of their dedicated service.
Superior Court - VTC are courts that operate within the county treatment court system to serve veterans struggling with addiction, serious mental illness and/or co-occurring disorders. These courts prom...
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