The money will beef up mental health and violence prevention programs. The county will also give away $100,000 worth of gun locks.
The court approved an additional $1 million for a county-wide outreach and education campaign promoting gun safety and responsible gun ownership, plus $100,000 to distribute free gun locks.
“We are trying to move upstream to provide better education and support for individuals who either have a mental illness” or know someone who does, said Doug Beach, co-chair of the task force and board president of the local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Health.from the budget of the state’s Health and Human Services Commission, which administers health, mental health and substance abuse programs.
“We can’t just stand by and watch as more people may be affected,” Commissioner Justin Rodriguez said. “This is our way to try and make a difference as quickly as possible in the schools.”“We are not solving the problem just by making this investment,” he said. “We’re fortunate that we have some of the federal supplemental dollars to pay for this.”
She also supported expanding mental health programming in schools but cautioned against putting too much responsibility on schools.
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