Title
Adopt the Monterey County Fiscal Year 2021-2023 Mental Health Services Act Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan.
Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the Board of Supervisors:
Adopt the Monterey County Fiscal Year 2021-2023 Mental Health Services Act Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan.
SUMMARY:
The Mental Health Services Act ("MHSA"), also known as Proposition 63, requires each county in California to develop a Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan ("MHSA 3-Year Plan".) The MHSA 3-Year Plan consists of several reports on Fiscal Year (FY) 2018-19 activities, as well as an expenditure plan and descriptions of the services to be funded by the MHSA for FY 2020-21 through FY 2022-23. Counties are also required to prepare Annual Updates during the second and third years of the 3-Year Plan period. Local stakeholder input and other data are used in the development of these draft MHSA 3-Year Plan and Annual Update documents. After a local public review and comment process, each document is finalized for adoption by the Board of Supervisors before being forwarded to the State Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission and the Department of Health Care Services.
DISCUSSION:
The Health Department, Behavioral Health Bureau ("Behavioral Health") began the local process in compliance with the MHSA Community Program Planning Process requirements in the summer of 2019 in collaboration with the Monterey County Behavioral Health Commission ("the Commission") and Board of Supervisors. The Bureau retained the facilitation and strategic community engagement services of a local consultant with experience assisting the County in similar planning efforts. During October through December 2019, community input and feedback was gathered during five (5) regional forums with 98 participants and five (5) focus groups with 83 participants. A needs assessment was also conducted in person and online, with 188 responses from residents and 190...
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