County of Monterey - File #: 23-522

• File #: 23-522
• Name: MHSA 3-Yr. Plan (Prop 63)
• Type: General Agenda Item
• Status: Health Department - Consent
• File created: 6/6/2023
• In control: Board of Supervisors
• On agenda: 6/27/2023
• Title: Adopt the Monterey County FY 2023-24 thru FY 2025-26 Mental Health Services Act Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan.

Date	Action By	Action	Result
6/27/2023	Board of Supervisors

Title
Adopt the Monterey County FY 2023-24 thru FY 2025-26 Mental Health Services Act Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan.

Report
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the County of Monterey Board of Supervisors:
Adopt the Monterey County FY 2023-24 thru FY 2025-26 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 FY 2021-22 activities, as well as an expenditure plan and descriptions of the services to be funded by the MHSA for FY 2023-24 thru FY 2025-26. 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 2022 in collaboration with the Monterey County Behavioral Health Commission (the Commission) and Board of Supervisors. Behavioral Health contracted with EVALCORP, a professional evaluation company, to support assessing behavioral and mental health needs in communities throughout Monterey County. Between October 2022 and January 2023, Behavioral Health utilized two surveys designed explicitly for Providers and another for Community Members, focus groups, and listening sessions for community input and feedback. EVALCORP collected and analyzed the feedback fro...