Mental Health, Chemical Dependency & Therapeutic Drug Court 

Community Advisory Committee​

1/10th of 1% Sales and Use Tax Grant Program

A signed Ordinance 507-2013 authorized a sales tax and use tax to provide for delivery of mental health, substance abuse and therapeutic court programs and services, providing for administration of the tax and adopting a new chapter of Kitsap County Code for implementation. Learn more about the program here.

The Mental Health, Chemical Dependency & Therapeutic Drug Court Community Advisory Committee was formed to:

> Help prevent and reduce the impacts of disabling chemical dependency and mental illness by creating and investing in effective, data driven programs for a continuum of recovery-oriented systems of care.

> Advise the Board of Commissioners on systemic mental health, substance abuse and therapeutic court issues.  

> Review strategic plans which identify regional needs and guide near-term actions to address such needs.

> Assess proposals for targeted funding to address the needs outlined in the strategic plans.

> Develop and measure specific performance measures to ensure funding is meeting proposed goals and those of Kitsap's strategic plans.

> Ensure the implementation and evaluation of the strategies and programs funded by the Treatment Sales Tax are transparent, accountable and collaborative.

Resolution #139-2013 Adopted on September 23, 2013 appointed the members of the CAC.

> Strategic Goals

> Signed Resolutions

The  Community Advisory Committee will be comprised of 11 members appointed by the County Commissioners to three-year terms:

One (1) from the Salish Behavioral Health Organization Advisory Board
One (1) from the Commission on Children and Youth
One (1) from the Area Agency on Aging
One (1) from Law and Justice
One (1) from Education
Six (6) At-Large representing a broad spectrum of diverse community members whose background and expertise enhance the function and effectiveness of the Advisory Committee in fulfilling its responsibilities.