The Mental Health Services Act
Three Year Program and Expenditure Plan: 30-day Public Comment
This plan was developed in collaboration with community members and local stakeholders. It is now open to 30-day public comment period from June 15th, 2020- July 15th 2020.To provide feedback during this 30-day period you can email mhsa@buttecounty.net or you can deliver written material to the Behavioral Health Administrative Offices at 3217 Cohasset Rd in Chico. A public hearing will take place at the regularly scheduled Behavioral Health Board meeting on July 15th, 3-5pm, location TBD.
2020-2023 Butte County MHSA Program and Expenditure Plan
2020-2023 Butte County MHSA Program and Expenditure Plan Appendix
Program and Expenditure Plan: Annual Update 2019-2020
This plan was developed in collaboration with community members and local stakeholders. The Community Input Process involved presentations in community settings, committees and focus groups conducted throughout the county. Please see links below for the finalized plan:
Revised 2019-2020 Butte County MHSA Annual Update - A detailed description of the revised changes can be found on page 21.
2019-2020 Butte County MHSA Annual Update
2019-2020 Butte County MHSA Annual Update Appendix
Program and Expenditure Plan: Annual Update 2018-2019
This plan was developed in collaboration with consumers, community members, local stakeholders. The Community Input Process involved presentations in community settings, committees and focus groups conducted throughout the county. The 30-day public review and comment period was from May 15th to June 14th, 2018. Please see links below for the finalized plan:
2018-2019 Butte County MHSA Annual Update
2018-2019 Butte County MHSA Annual Update Appendix
Three Year Program and Expenditure Plan 2017-2020
This plan was developed in collaboration with consumers, community members, local stakeholders. The Community Input Process involved presentations in community settings, committees and focus groups conducted throughout the county. The 30-day public review and comment period was from April 10th to May 10th, 2017. Please see links below for the finalized plan:
2017-2020 Butte County MHSA Program and Expenditure Plan
2017-2020 Butte County MHSA Program and Expenditure Plan Appendix
Annual MHSA Revenue and Expenditure Reports
Counties are required to report every year on the MHSA revenues they receive, the expenditures they make on MHSA programs (including other funding sources, such as Medi-Cal Federal Financial Participation, Realignment funds, and other funding sources), and the end-of-year MHSA funds left over. See: California Code of Regulations (CCR) Title 9, Section 3510.
2017-2018 Revenue and Expenditure Report (RER)
2016-2017 Revenue and Expenditure Report (RER)
2015-2016 Revenue and Expenditure Report (RER)
2014-2015 Revenue and Expenditure Report (RER)
2013-2014 Revenue and Expenditure Report (RER)
2012-2013 Revenue and Expenditure Report (RER)
Innovation
The Innovation (INN) component provides California the opportunity to develop and test new, unproven mental health models with the potential to become tomorrow’s best practices. The MHSOAC controls funding approval for the INN component of the MHSA.
The primary purpose of Innovation Projects is to achieve one of the following:
- Increase access to mental health services to underserved groups, including permanent supportive housing.
- Increase the quality of mental health services, including measurable outcomes.
- Promote interagency and community collaboration related to mental health services or supports or outcomes.
Increase access to mental health services, including permanent supportive housing.
Butte County Innovation Project Applications:
Reversion Plan
Per AB114, every county must develop a plan to spend its reallocated funds and post it to the county’s website. The county must submit a link to the plan to DHCS (Department of Health Care Services) by July 1, 2018. Each county’s Board of Supervisors (BOS) must adopt a final plan within 90 days of the county posting the plan to the county’s website. Each county must submit its final plan to DHCS and the MHSOAC (Mental health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission) within 30 days of adoption by the county’s BOS. A county may not spend funds that are deemed reverted and reallocated to the county until the county’s BOS has adopted a plan to spend those funds.
Butte County MHSA Reversion Plan
This plan was available for 30-day public review and comment from May 15th, 2018 to June 14th, 2018.
About MHSA
In November of 2004, California voters passed Proposition 63 creating the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA). The Act created an additional one percent tax on any California resident making more than $1 million dollars. The revenue is distributed to counties in order to accomplish an enhanced system of care for mental health services.
The passing of Proposition 63 provided the first opportunity in many years to expand county mental health programs for all populations: children, transition-age youth, adults, older adults, families, and especially, the un-served and under-served. It was also designed to provide a wide range of prevention, early intervention, and treatment services, including the necessary infrastructure, technology, and enhancement of the mental health workforce to effectively support the system. There are five fundamental guiding principles outlined in the MHSA regulations:
- Community Collaboration
- Cultural Competency
- Individual/Family-Driven, Wellness/Recovery/Resiliency-Focused Services
- Access to Underserved Communities
- Creating an Integrated Service Array
The MHSA requires that each county mental health program shall prepare and submit a three-year plan which shall be updated at least annually and adopted by the county Board of Supervisors. The MHSA Three Year Program and Expenditure Plan is a comprehensive document that summarizes the Community Planning Process, communicates recommendations that will be inclusive of new program requests, deletion of programs, consolidation and/or enhancements of programs, and fiscal changes.
The intent of the MHSA Three Year Plan and Annual Updates is to provide a public plan of action on the following MHSA funding components:
- Community Services and Supports
- Prevention and Early Intervention
- Innovation
- Capital Facilities/Technological Needs
- Workforce and Education Training
In accordance with MHSA regulations, County Behavioral Health Departments are required to submit a program and expenditure plan (program description and budget) and update it on an annual basis, based on the estimates provided by the State and in accordance with established stakeholder engagement and planning requirements.
Community Input
Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code (WIC) Section 5848(a), the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) requires an inclusive and on-going Community Input Process. Counties shall demonstrate a partnership with constituents and stakeholders throughout the process that includes meaningful stakeholder involvement on mental health policy, program planning, and implementation, monitoring, quality improvement, evaluation, and budget allocations.
This important process is accomplished in multiple ways:
- Annual Community Input Meetings
- Focus Groups with consumers of MHSA programs
- Behavioral Health Advisory Board
- Community Committees
- Cultural Competency Committee
- Quality Improvement Committee
- 30-Day Public Comment Period
If you would like to provide comments, community or stakeholder input on the MHSA, or have any questions, please contact:
Holli Drobny
Mental Health Services Act Coordinator
3217 Cohasset Rd.
Chico, CA 95973
Phone 530.891.2850
Fax 530.895.6549
Email MHSA@buttecounty.net