File #: 2018-2574    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Appointment
File created: 8/16/2018 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 8/28/2018 Final action:
Title: Commission District(s): All Districts Appointment of Evelyn Phillip-Cunningham to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Region 3 Advisory Council
Attachments: 1. Evelyn Phillip-Cunningham DBHDD Resume

                                    

Public Hearing:  YES      NO                                                   Department: Board of Commissioners                                     

 

SUBJECT:

Title

Commission District(s): All Districts

Appointment of Evelyn Phillip-Cunningham to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Region 3 Advisory Council

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Information Contact: Amy Snider

Phone Number: (404) 687-3464

 

PURPOSE:

DeKalb County is allowed 14 representatives on the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Region 3 Advisory Council. This appointment will increase DeKalb County’s representation on the Advisory Council by filling a vacancy.

 

NEED/IMPACT:

The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) has six regional advisory councils across the state of Georgia. The Region 3 Advisory Council covers the counties of Clayton, DeKalb, Fulton, Gwinnett, Newton and Rockdale. Advisory Council members are appointed by each county and are family members, advocates for disability services, or local business leaders with an interest in mental health, developmental disabilities and addictive diseases.

 

Each regional advisory council engages in disability services planning within its region and may perform the following functions such as:

                     Informing the department of local needs and priorities

                     Recommending community improvements

                     Providing input to the department regarding the local perspective of consumers, families and community stakeholders

                     Encouraging prevention programs

 

FISCAL IMPACT:

No cost to the County

 

RECOMMENDATION:

Recommended Action

Recommend voting to approve the appointment of Evelyn Phillip-Cunningham to the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities Region 3 Advisory Council