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Championed by consumers and family members, Proposition 63, the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) was passed by California voters in November 2004.
1% tax on all personal income over $1M
MHSA Funding Distribution
19%
5%
76%
note: interest is allocated according to these same percentages
“Prevent mental illness from becoming severe and disabling”
and improve “timely access for under-served populations
Moves to a “help first” rather than
“fail first” strategy
Goal to intervene earlier or prevent the onset of serious mental illness
Required to spend 51% of PEI funds on
youth between ages 0 and 25, because:
Mental Health Services Act: prevention and early intervention. (Amended: 8/20/2018). Would require the MHSOAC, on or before January 1, 2020, to establish priorities for the use of prevention and early intervention funds and to develop a statewide strategy for monitoring implementation of prevention and early intervention services, including enhancing public understanding of prevention and early intervention and creating metrics for assessing the effectiveness of how prevention and early intervention funds are used and the
outcomes that are achieved.
PEI focuses on reducing negative outcomes that may result from untreated
mental illness, such as suicide, incarceration, school failure or drop out,
unemployment, homelessness, prolonged suffering, and removal of children
from the family home.
key MHSA-intended PEI outcomes:
increased recognition of and response to early signs of mental illness; increased access to
treatment for people with serious mental illness; improved timely access to
services for underserved communities with persons at risk of or with a mental
illness; reduced stigma associated with either being diagnosed with a mental
illness or seeking mental health services; and reduced discrimination against
people with mental illness.
MHSOAC controls funding approval, Goals include:
increase access to underserved groups
increase the quality of services
promote interagency collaboration
increase access to services
Important to contribute to learning--by design, not all INN projects will be successful
Community Services and Supports
Up to an additional 5% can be allocated to Community Program Planning
New guidlines set the PR maximum amount at 33% of the past 5 years' average CSS allocation
~$2.337M for Marin, approximetly $162K above our current PR of $2.175M
train more people to remedy the shortage of qualified individuals who provide services to address severe mental illness
promote employment of mental health clients and their family members in the mental health system
increase the cultural competency of staff and workforce development programs
Funding for Capital Facilities is to be used to acquire, construct, and/or renovate facilities that provide services and/or treatment for those with severe mental illness or that provide administrative support to MHSA funded programs.
Funding for Technological Needs is to be used to fund county technology
projects with the goal of improving access to and delivery of mental health
services
CSS funding reverts to the State if not spent within 3 years
FSPs consist of a service and support delivery system for the public mental health system’s hardest to serve clients, as described in Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) Sections 5800 et. seq. (Adult and Older Adult Systems of Care) and 5850 et. seq. (Children's System of Care).
FSPs provide wrap-around or “whatever it takes” services to clients.
Activities are specifically aimed at reaching populations who are unserved or underserved. The activities help to engage those reluctant to enter the system and provide funds for screening of children and youth.
Examples of organizations that may receive funding include:
July 1, 2020
Marin County Behavioral Health & Recovery Services
Wider Mental Health Services Act Team
Mental Health Services Act Coordinator
Ethnic Services Manager & WET Coordinator
Administrative Services Technician
Director, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Prevention & Early Intervention Coordinator
Growing Roots Innovation Project Coordinator (contractor)