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Health Services Department, Mental Health Division, recommending the Board approve and authorize implementation of the following:
1) Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) and Workforce Education and Training (WET) FY 2011-12 plan updates.
2) Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Capital Facilities and Technology Needs (CFTN) initial plan.
FUNDING: State Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Funds.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
The following funds have been received from the State for these components:
MHSA Component Amount
WET $26,018
PEI $231,259
CFTN $1,624,100
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost:
No change. The MHSA funding was anticipated in the FY 2011-12 Recommended Budget for the Mental Health Division (MHD). There is no Net County Cost associated with the MHSA plans.
Background:
Effective March 24, 2011, Assembly Bill (AB) 100 amended several sections of the MHSA, including elimination of the requirement that the Department of Mental Health (DMH) and the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) review, comment on, and approve county plans, annual updates, or other updates. With the elimination of this requirement, final approval of county MHSA plans was transferred to the local county level.
On May 17, 2011, the Board reviewed the proposed PEI, WET, and CFTN plan documents and authorized the Director of the Health Services Department to submit to the State Department of Mental Health a funding request for all previous FY funds available for the WET, PEI, and CFTN components. At that time, the required thirty day public review process was in progress. The public review process and the Mental Health Commission hearing process have now been completed and MHD is returning to the Board with the fina...
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