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Approve the Mental Health Services Act Annual Update for FY2023/24 including a review of services rendered in FY2022/23
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Published Notice Required? Yes _X____ No ____
Public Hearing Required? Yes __X___ No ____
DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Health and Social Services (H&SS) recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Annual Update for FY2023/24 including a review of services rendered in FY2022/23.
SUMMARY:
In November 2004, California voters passed Proposition 63, which imposes a one percent income tax on personal income in excess of $1 million to provide funding to support county mental health programs through five funding streams: Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI), Community Services and Supports (CSS), Innovation (INN), Workforce Education and Training (WET), and Capital Facilities and Technological Needs (CFTN). Using this funding, MHSA programs address a broad continuum of prevention, early intervention, and direct services, along with the necessary infrastructure, technology, and training elements to effectively support the mental health system. Counties administer MHSA programs and are required to create and implement, with the local community input, three-year integrated plans.
The Solano County Board of Supervisors approved the MHSA Three-Year Plan for FY2020/21 through FY2022/23 (Attachment B) on January 26, 2021. In accordance with Title 9 of California Code of Regulations, sections 3300 and 3315, the MHSA Annual Update for FY2023/24 was developed through a comprehensive community program planning process with community input gathered through four community meetings, including one virtual meeting, which took place between June 10, 2024 and June 18, 2024. A public hearing was conducted on June 18, 2024, in partnership with the local Mental Health Advisory Board, to review and endorse the Annual Update. There was a lot of discussion during the public hearing and no wr...
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