DAC's Budget & Policy Proposal:
​Transform Community Based Mental Health Care

We are excited to share our first set of priorities and recommendations to zero out the number of people with mental illnesses at Santa Rita Jail. This document was created out of  weeks & weeks of research and forum we held with impacted families.

​These recommendations to the county are a reflection of our priorities, given the data and information that has been made public thus far. Its purpose is to inform and influence the county’s budgetary and mental health care decisions.
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Justice Involved Mental Health (JIMH) Taskforce Meetings

This Alameda County taskforce will be developing a plan that will reduce and divert the number of people with mental illness, substance use and co-occurring disorders from Alameda County Jail.  We will be mobilizing to their meetings to ensure 1) the plans are designed for and by systems impacted people; 2) solutions developed do not involve or increase a reliance on  law enforcement.

  • ​September 25: JIMH Steering Committee Meeting (open to public)
  • October 8, 10AM: DAC Mobilization to Public Protections Committee, Behavioral Health Agency will present their findings and recommendations to the county
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County Supervisor Candidates Forum: District 1

Join us for a non-partisan Candidate Forum to meet the 2 candidates running for Alameda County District .
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The District 1 forum will be an opportunity for you to hear from the two candidates: Councilmember Vinnie Bacon (Fremont) and Mayor David Haubert (Dublin). We will ask them about some of the most pressing issues facing residents. This event will be accessible via Zoom and on Facebook Live (@GenesisCA Facebook Page).
For more information, email gamaliel.genesisca@gmail.com.

Honor Lives Lost:
Every Sunday 8-9:30pm PST

An online weekly candle-lighting ritual to uplift incarcerated people we have lost to COVID-19 and #DeathbyIncarceration in California. Please feel free to make additions to the online altar we've been creating together. Please join us if you want to hold space for our loved ones trapped in these cages, honor the dozens of people that have been killed by COVID-19 and #DeathByIncarceration, and demand #NoMoreDeaths.

GET INVOLVED

Decarcerate Alameda County meets twice a month. 
​Learn how to get in touch with our coalition in the Contact tab.
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