Mental Health Advocates Press Contra Costa to Restore NAMI Funding
Board of Supervisors • Contra Costa CountyOctober 15, 2026
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NAMI Contra Costa staff, volunteers and families used the Board of Supervisors' Oct. 15, 2026, consent calendar to plead for restored mental health funding. They tied lost grants to strained peer programs and to the fatal police shooting of Tony Pereira. The board approved the calendar 5-0. It also cleared an eminent domain step for a West County interchange, heard warnings about housing money for justice-involved residents, and began weighing a storm emergency declaration ahead of El Niño.
- NAMI Contra Costa supporters urge funding restoration; recommendations from a mental health request for proposals (RFP) have not yet reached the board.
- Public defender's HIP program beat its 900-client goal, but 216 unhoused clients were turned away in two months.
- Board Chair Diane Burgis asks for a future item on declaring a local storm emergency.
- Board approves eminent domain, 5-0, for the I-80/San Pablo Dam Road Interchange Phase 2.
- County facilities now run on 100% renewable electricity, but climate staff say they need more grants and staffing.
Why it matters: Consent item C9 was meant to recognize National Mental Health Day of Prayer and a Joaquin Anthony Pereira Day of Remembrance. NAMI Contra Costa turned it into an organized appeal over lost grant money. Speakers said the cuts threaten peer, family and faith-based programs.
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