Department of Mental Health - Prop 63 Funding

The passage of Proposition 63 (now known as the Mental Health Services Act or MHSA) in November 2004, provides the first opportunity in many years for the Department of Mental Health (DMH) to provide increased funding, personnel and other resources to support county mental health programs and monitor progress toward statewide goals for children, transition age youth, adults, older adults and families. The Act addresses a broad continuum of prevention, early intervention and service needs and the necessary infrastructure, technology and training elements that will effectively support this system. The Department of Mental Health has created a state commission to oversee implementation of the MHSA. A series of meetings/hearings are being  held to get local community recommendations.  Be sure to attend the local meeting held in your county regarding your local services.  The local meetings will set priorities on how the money will be allocated in your county.-Get involved locally.

CASP President Irene Elliott believes that it is important to get school personnel to attend these meetings and testify about the importance and efficacy of providing adequate mental health services in the schools. This is a critical time in the planning stages for the allotment of MHSA prevention and early intervention monies. 

If you cannot attend one of the meetings (time and place explained below) please considering writing a letter to MHSA and present your views. For assistance with the letter, please click here for speaking points; here for a sample letter.

In order to allow adequate time to prepare materials for Stakeholder input, the MHSA General Stakeholders Meetings on Prevention and Early Intervention, previously scheduled for December 6 & 7, 2006 are being rescheduled to February 6 & 9, 2007. The November 29, 2006 Statewide Conference Call has also been rescheduled to February 1, 2007.

Online Registration for General Stakeholder Meetings and Special Topic Workgroups: Please note that online registration cutoff occurs at 11:00 AM the day prior to each meeting. To register online please go to the following link: MHSA Meeting/Workgroup Registration (updated 11/30/06)

• February 1, 2007 Statewide Conference Call (new 11/29/06)
• Conference Call topic: Prevention and Early Intervention
• Time: 3:00 - 4:00 pm
• Toll-free call-in number: 1-866-296-6505
• Verbal passcode: MHSA
• The TTY# is 1-800-735-2929
• Conference Call Procedures (updated 8/30/06)
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• February 6, 2007 General Stakeholder Meeting - Southern California (new 11/29/06)
• Meeting topic: Prevention and Early Intervention
• 9:30 am to 1:00 pm
• To be held at:
  Hyatt Regency Irvine
  17900 Jamboree Road
  Irvine, CA
  949-975-1234
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• February 9, 2007 General Stakeholder Meeting - Northern California (new 11/29/06)
• Meeting topic: Prevention and Early Intervention
• 9:30 am to 1:00 pm
• To be held at:
  Waterfront Plaza Hotel
  10 Washington Street
  Oakland, CA
  510-836-3800

 This link will take you to a PowerPoint presentation developed by the Prevention and Early Intervention division of the state Department of Mental Health.

http://www.dmh.ca.gov/mhsa/docs/PEIPresenttoOACRevised11-14-06_2.ppt#291,4,Pervasive Issues

Power Point slides on issues

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http://www.dmh.ca.gov/mhsa/meetings.asp

Upcoming meetings

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 This link will take you to two Department of Mental Health documents on Prevention and Early Intervention

http://www.dmh.ca.gov /mhsa/ PreventionEarlyIntervention.asp

Two Docs on Prevention and Early Intervention

The Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) developed and adopted the

MHSOAC Final Recommendations on Prevention and Early Intervention

http://www.dmh.ca.gov/ MHSOAC/docs/ FinalOAC_RecforMHSAPEIprogs-11-10-06.pdf

The Department of Mental Health (DMH) presented a draft discussion in a PowerPoint format to the MHSOAC on October 27, 2006. The purpose of the presentation was to share a preliminary concept for implementation, based on the MHSOAC Prevention and Early Intervention Committee proposal, for the next phase of dialogue and input. You can link directly to this presentation here: PowerPoint | PDF