Sonoma County Human Services Task Force Report to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors

摘要

Funding, planning, and delivery aspects of human services in Sonoma County, Calif., are addressed. A human service task force was established in 1976 and subsequently adopted five objectives: to define components of the human service system; to identify and examine issues and problems in and providers of human services; to analyze information gathered under the second objective; to determine whether improvement is needed in the human service system and, if so, to develop a model for implementing improvement; and to prepare and submit a final report for action. Service categories explored by the task force were community care and residential and protective services, developmental disabilities services, emergency services, employment development and training, family planning, financial aid, health, housing, mental health, recreation, school services, and substance abuse - drug services and alcohol services. A group of 125 persons was selected for interviewing from a list of over 300 agencies, groups, and individuals in the county. Most problems that occurred in the delivery of human services were directly attributable to a lack of a rational human service system. To overcome these problems, the task force recommends that a human services commission be established and that a 3 - year process for the development of a comprehensive public - private human service system be initiated. Historical events in the provision of human services to county residents are reviewed. Additional information on the task force conclusions and recommendations is contained in appendices.