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Health and Human Services Agency recommending the Board:
1) Adopt El Dorado County’s Mental Health Services Act Annual Update for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022-2023; and
2) Authorize implementation of the FY 2022-2023 projects within the Annual Plan Update.
FUNDING: 81% Mental Health Services Act funds, 15% Federal Medi-Cal, 2% Federal Block Grants, 1% Realignment/State General Fund, and 1% Miscellaneous/Fee-for-Service.
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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, recovery-oriented, accessible, culturally competent, and a system that offers services appropriate for the population that is served. MHSA requires counties to prepare a three (3) year program and expenditure plan, known as the MHSA Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan. The plan has five (5) components intended to address specific goals for priority populations and other key community mental health needs, which are: Community Services and Supports (CSS), Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI), Innovation (INN), Workforce Education and Training (WET), and Capital Facilities and Technology Needs (CFTN).
Three-Year Plans and Updates are developed with input from community members and stakeholders through a public planning process, providing opportunities for community organizations and stakeholders to provide the framework for the plan's priorities by discussing mental health policy, program planning, implementation, monitoring, quality improvement, evaluation, and budget allocations. Each year, following the community stakeholder and public planning process, Counties are required to follow a formal process for providing the annual update to the Plan and presenting it to the Board of Su...
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