LAKEPORT
Kiwanis Club of Lakeport ‘Thank You’
Kiwanis Club of Lakeport and Lake County 4-H (with the generous help of Lakeport Rotary) held their annual Memorial Day Pancake Breakfast, now a 40+ year Tradition, serving 450+ breakfasts.
We wish to send a Big Thank you to everyone who enjoyed it with us and to the following businesses and individuals for donating their time, tables/chairs, food, gas and volunteers to the success of the day:
Beth and Jef Havrilla and Lake Events Design Staff, Bruno Smart Shop Manager George and Staff, Ferrell Gas, Lakeport Rotary’s Pam Harpster and all the generous Rotarians who stepped in to help, Lake County 4-H Advisor Julie Frazell, Nicole Gentry, Shauna La Barsh and all the parents who monitored all the Awesome 4-H servers, Hilary & City of Lakeport staff, Kip Knor, Perkins Septic and lastly, to all the Lakeport Kiwanis and Friends whose made the 2023 Memorial Breakfast the success it was.
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SACRAMENTO
California awards $14.4 million to boost the state’s Behavioral Health Workforce
Gov. Gavin Newsom today announced that California has awarded $14.4 million in grants to grow the state’s behavioral health workforce by nearly 3,300 personnel through training and placement programs.
“California is building a behavioral health workforce that reaches people where they are,” said Governor Newsom. “These grants will help provide invaluable support to those who need it most from workers with lived experience.”
Awarded by the Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI) under its Peer Personnel Training and Placement grant program, the grants – awarded to 16 organizations – will allow them to recruit, train, and place nearly 3,300 peer personnel in 43 counties throughout California.
Peer personnel are individuals with lived experience as a mental or behavioral health services consumer, family member, and/or caregiver. Peer personnel duties include leading recovery groups, building community and relationships, sharing resources, and advocating for people in recovery.
“Governor Newsom and this Administration are committed to providing better access and care related to behavioral health, especially among our state’s youth,” said California Health and Human Services Agency Secretary Dr. Mark Ghaly. “Providing grants for peer personnel training and placement will help Californians get the care they need, when they need it.”
“When we go through a difficult situation in our lives, having someone providing support that has been there helps us not feel alone and get the help we need,” said HCAI Director Elizabeth Landsberg. “At HCAI we are working to support and diversify every level of the behavioral health workforce, including those with lived experience.”
ADDITIONAL DETAILS: The Peer Personnel Training and Placement Program, funded by the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative (CYBHI), seeks to increase the number of peer personnel specialists ages 18-25. The program prioritizes the recruitment of youth and students with lived experience in high schools, adult education programs, regional occupational programs, community colleges, and those already working and/or volunteering in a behavioral health program. HCAI funds student scholarships, loan repayment, and organizational grants to mentor and support a future workforce.
BIGGER PICTURE: The $4.7 billion CYBHI aims to transform California’s behavioral health system into an innovative ecosystem where all children and youth from birth to age 25 have access to services for emerging and existing behavioral health needs, regardless of health payer.
See the list of Peer Personnel Training and Placement Program awardees on the HCAI website.
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UKIAH
Vehicle access at Scott’s Creek entrance to South Cow Mountain has reopened
The Bureau of Land Management has completed installation of barriers along the access road that traverse Scott’s Creek, allowing visitors to drive to the South Cow Mountain Off-highway Vehicle Management Area in Lake County once again.
“Our Ukiah staff has done a remarkable job completing emergency measures to reopen public access to South Cow Mountain, while protecting habitat for the imperiled Clear Lake hitch,” said Ukiah Field Manager Nicholas Lavrov. “We welcome the public back to the area and remind visitors to be respectful of our access barriers near the water and avoid driving behind the barriers, while fish recovery efforts continue.”
Ongoing efforts to recover the endangered hitch will continue as pools become more defined and disconnected and until the larval fish are matured. This will make it easier to rescue fish and will make it easier on the extremely tiny larval fish to give them the best chance at survival. The BLM will continue ongoing partnerships with local Tribes, organizations and agencies to promote the protection of the species and prevent the imminent danger of extinction. This endeavor at Scott’s Creek is a key step to ensuring the prolonged survival of the species.
Please remain respectful and stay on designated routes to avoid crushing juvenile fish and to protect a valuable water resource critical to t—he Lake County community and Clear Lake hitch survival.
Recreate Responsibly and Pack It In – Pack It Out: Practice Leave No Trace ethics while recreating on public lands by packing out all your trash. Illegal dumping of waste is a public safety hazard and dangerous to wildlife.
For more information, please visit the South Cow Mountain webpage. For specific questions, contact the Ukiah Field Office at 707-468-4000 or by email at BLM_CA_Web_UK@blm.gov.
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