Prevention and Early Intervention
Interventions and programs that help prevent the
development of serious emotional or behavioral disorders
and mental illness; and provide short-duration,
low-intensity interventions to prevent a mental health
problem from getting worse.
Workforce
Education and Training
A system that promotes recovery/wellness for adults and
older adults with mental illness and resiliency for
children with serious emotional disorders.
Capital
Facilities and Technology
Suggestions and ideas for how the capital funds could be
used to meet the goals of the MHSA so that DMH can get
stakeholder feedback.
MHSA
Housing
Safe, affordable housing is a basic need in all of our
lives, and it is essential to individuals and their
families who are working on recovery from serious mental
illness.
Innovation This component is currently not defined by the
Department of Mental Health and is currently under
development.
About Us
In early
November 2004, California voters passed Proposition 63, the
Mental Health Services Act, (MHSA) with 53.4% of the vote.
Now, through the provisions of the MHSA, the challenges become
the opportunities to fund a community mental health system that
adequately meets the needs of children, adults, and older adults
with serious mental illness and reduces the long-term adverse
impact resulting from untreated serious mental illness.
