the wide range of expertise from the employees in the many issues affecting Humboldt County, and the attitude of wanting to help those in need.
2. Please provide DHHS’ two greatest weaknesses.
Too much money spent on Administrative items while the real need is to get "boots on the ground" from the workers in the offices to those that really need the support on the streets. Second is management needs to know what the needs are of the community and react accordingly.
3. Please provide DHHS’ two greatest opportunities to improve during this transition.
Use the money given by the state under the Prop 63 funds where it was intended to be used to help house the homeless and give support to the mentally ill to get them off the streets. Second, provide updates to these efforts to the community to show what our tax dollars are beign used for. The town is blighted and that is all we citizens see daily, it is the same people every day walking the streeets asking for money and panhandling or just wandering and talking to themselves.
4. Please provide DHHS’ two greatest barriers to success.
Workers not wanting to get out on the streets and do the dirty work that is required to clean up the streets and get the transients off of them and either back to their hometown or in housing here. Proper management of funds and good job performance of assigned duties.
5. DHHS provides culturally competent services to diverse Humboldt County populations.
Disagree
6. DHHS provides seamless delivery of services in the most effective and efficient manner.
Strongly Disagree
7. DHHS regularly communicates with the community to improve programs, services and client outcomes.
Disagree
8. DHHS shares data that helps me understand how our community is doing to improve the wellbeing of our community.
Strongly Disagree
9. DHHS client services are easily accessible.
Neutral
10. DHHS focuses on improving client outcomes.
Neutral
11. The existing structure of DHHS promotes the integration of mental health, public health and social service programs in order to provide comprehensive, client centered services.
Strongly Disagree
Please provide a short comment regarding question 11.
Based on a quick review of the Mental Health Service Act (Prop 63 funding) programs that the County has the majority of the programs are administrative in nature with not much money spent at the street level, additionally there is a need to get transients, homeless to transition out of these programs. Need to have incnetives built in to get them back on their feet and off of drugs. If money is given to someone then there has to be a return to the "system" the community (i.e. picking up trash, pulling weeds, painting benches, etc.).
12. DHHS provides appropriate services to their clients to make the reentry program successful.
Disagree
13. Select ONLY the top FIVE characteristics you would like to have in your next Director of Health and Human Services for Humboldt County:
Action-oriented
Creative/innovative
Drives for results
Supportive of staff
Visionary
Other skills (please specify)
No response.
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1. Please provide DHHS’ two greatest strengths
the wide range of expertise from the employees in the many issues affecting Humboldt County, and the attitude of wanting to help those in need.2. Please provide DHHS’ two greatest weaknesses.
Too much money spent on Administrative items while the real need is to get "boots on the ground" from the workers in the offices to those that really need the support on the streets. Second is management needs to know what the needs are of the community and react accordingly.3. Please provide DHHS’ two greatest opportunities to improve during this transition.
Use the money given by the state under the Prop 63 funds where it was intended to be used to help house the homeless and give support to the mentally ill to get them off the streets. Second, provide updates to these efforts to the community to show what our tax dollars are beign used for. The town is blighted and that is all we citizens see daily, it is the same people every day walking the streeets asking for money and panhandling or just wandering and talking to themselves.4. Please provide DHHS’ two greatest barriers to success.
Workers not wanting to get out on the streets and do the dirty work that is required to clean up the streets and get the transients off of them and either back to their hometown or in housing here. Proper management of funds and good job performance of assigned duties.5. DHHS provides culturally competent services to diverse Humboldt County populations.
6. DHHS provides seamless delivery of services in the most effective and efficient manner.
7. DHHS regularly communicates with the community to improve programs, services and client outcomes.
8. DHHS shares data that helps me understand how our community is doing to improve the wellbeing of our community.
9. DHHS client services are easily accessible.
10. DHHS focuses on improving client outcomes.
11. The existing structure of DHHS promotes the integration of mental health, public health and social service programs in order to provide comprehensive, client centered services.
Please provide a short comment regarding question 11.
Based on a quick review of the Mental Health Service Act (Prop 63 funding) programs that the County has the majority of the programs are administrative in nature with not much money spent at the street level, additionally there is a need to get transients, homeless to transition out of these programs. Need to have incnetives built in to get them back on their feet and off of drugs. If money is given to someone then there has to be a return to the "system" the community (i.e. picking up trash, pulling weeds, painting benches, etc.).12. DHHS provides appropriate services to their clients to make the reentry program successful.
13. Select ONLY the top FIVE characteristics you would like to have in your next Director of Health and Human Services for Humboldt County:
Other skills (please specify)
No response.