Special Notice / Hearing: None__
Vote Required: Majority
To: Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Louise F. Rogers, Chief, Health System
David A. Young, Director, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services
Subject: San Mateo County Mental Health Services Act Three-Year Plan and Annual Update, AB114 Reversion Plan and Innovation Plan
RECOMMENDATION:
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Adopt a resolution authorizing the approval and submission of San Mateo County's Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan for FY's 2017-20 and Annual Update; including a "Reversion Plan", which entails an updated Innovations spending plan to avoid funds being reverted to the state Department of Health Care Services as required under AB114.
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BACKGROUND:
In 2004, California voters passed Proposition 63, known as the Mental Health Services
Act (MHSA), which created additional state funds to expand mental health services. Since 2006, MHSA resources and expenditures have been approved by your Board as part of the larger Health System budget. Since 2012, State legislation has required an MHSA Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan and Annual Updates to be approved by each county Boards of Supervisors. The Mental Health and Substance Abuse Recovery Commission (MHSARC) receives public comments and makes a recommendation for approval by the Board of Supervisors.
On January 27, 2015, your Board approved the MHSA Three-Year Plan for FY 2014-15 through FY 2016-17.
DISCUSSION:
In 2017, Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (BHRS) conducted a comprehensive evaluation of programs and a public comment process concerning MHSA services. This process, called Community Program Planning (CPP), was launched to develop the next MHSA Three-Year Plan. The CPP process included a countywide needs assessment, strategy development, and prioritization phase. Planning was led by the MHSA Manager, the Director of the Office of Diversity and Equity, and the BHRS Director, an...
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