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Health and Human Services Agency, Mental Health Division, recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Authorize implementation of the Fiscal Year 2012-13 Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Plan Update; and
2) Until the Fiscal Year 2013-14 MHSA Plan is presented to and approved by the Board, authorize the continuation of the County's MHSA programs as identified in the Fiscal Year 2012-13 MHSA Plan Update. (Est. Time: 15 min.)
FUNDING: State Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Funds.
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Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost
No change. MHSA funding was anticipated in the FY 2012-13 Approved Budget and FY 2013-14 Recommended Budget for the Mental Health Division (MHD). There is no Net County Cost associated with the MHSA program.
Background
California voters passed Proposition 63, the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) in November of 2004, and the MHSA became effective January 1, 2005. The MHSA imposes a one percent (1%) tax on personal income in excess of $1,000,000. These funds are distributed to counties through the State and are intended to transform the mental health system into one that is consumer and family driven, is recovery oriented, has services that are accessible, and is culturally competent and offers services appropriate for the population that is served.
Effective March 24, 2011, Assembly Bill (AB) 100 amended several sections of the MHSA, resulting in the elimination of the requirement that the State and the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) review, comment on, and approve county MHSA plans and updates, with the exception of the Innovation Plan that must still be approved by the MHSOAC after approval of the Board of Supervisors.
The MHSA established five components that address specific goals for priority populations and key community mental health needs:
• Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) - Programs designed to prevent mental illnesses from becoming severe and disabling. ...
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