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Health and Human Services Agency recommending the Board:
1) Adopt El Dorado County’s Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan, covering Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-24 through FY 2025-26, which will become effective July 1, 2023; and
2) Authorize the implementation of the MHSA Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan through June 30, 2026.
FUNDING: State Mental Health Services Act funds, with expenditure offsets from other Federal, State and Local Funding Sources.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND:
In 2004, California voters passed Proposition 63, the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA). MHSA imposes a one (1) percent tax on personal income in excess of $1,000,000. The funds from the tax are distributed to California counties and are intended to transform the Mental Health System into one that is consumer and family driven, is recovery-oriented, accessible and culturally competent, and offers services appropriate for the population that is served.
The MHSA requires counties to prepare a three-year program and expenditure plan, known as the MHSA Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan and to prepare annual updates, known as Annual Updates. The MHSA Plans and Updates are to be developed with input from local stakeholders, including adults and older adults with severe mental illness; families of children, adults and older adults with mental illness; providers of services; law enforcement agencies; educational agencies; social services agencies; veterans and representatives from veteran organizations; providers of substance use disorder services; and health care organizations. This public planning process is utilized to provide an opportunity for stakeholders and interested parties to discuss mental health policy, program planning, implementation, monitoring, quality improvement, evaluation, and budget allocations.
The MHSA established five (5) components that address specific goals for priority populations and key community men...
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