Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Meeting Schedule!

In June of 2006, Tri-City received confirmation from the California Department of Mental Health of its eligibility to participate in the Mental Health Services Act (“MHSA”) planning process in an effort to obtain MHSA funding for Claremont, La Verne and Pomona.   Since that time, the agency has sought to recruit the services of John G. Ott & Associates to assist in the planning efforts.  This organization has assisted with the Los Angeles MHSA planning process (and other smaller counties) and has established a reputation Statewide as a leader in this area.

Tri-City is pleased to announce that at a special meeting of the Tri-City Governing Board held August 16, 2006, a Proposal for Consultant Services with John G. Ott & Associates was approved for the period of September 1, 2006 through January 31, 2007, with the primary objective of developing A Community Program Planning proposal for submission to the California Department of Mental Health. 

Tri-City is eager to begin this planning process and looks forward to a successful result, thereby increasing the service dollars available for the provision of mental health services in the cities of Claremont, La Verne and Pomona.

Background

The passage of Proposition 63 (now known as  Mental Health Services Act the 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.

  

 Acta de Servicios de Salud Mental  Full text of the Mental Health Services Act in Spanish (.pdf)  

This Act imposes a 1% income tax on personal income in excess of $1 million.  Statewide, the Act was projected to generate approximately $254 million in fiscal year 2004-05, $683 million in 2005-06 and increasing amounts thereafter.  Much of the funding will be provided to county mental health programs to fund programs consistent with their local plans.  Any uncommitted funds during FY 2005-06 will be used to establish county prudent reserve accounts as required by the Act. 

To provide for an orderly implementation of MHSA, DMH has planned for sequential phases of development for each of the six components of the Act.  An extensive stakeholder process is being employed to inform the state’s implementation efforts.  Improvement in client outcomes is a fundamental expectation throughout the implementation process.

  










  
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