DATE: June 18, 2019
TO: Board of Supervisors
SUBMITTED BY: Dawan Utecht, Director, Department of Behavioral Health
SUBJECT: Submission of the County of Fresno Mental Health Services Act Annual Update (FY 2018-19) and the Prevention and Early Intervention Evaluation Report (FY 16-17 to FY 17-18)
RECOMMENDED ACTION(S):
TITLE
Approve and authorize the Department of Behavioral Health to submit the County of Fresno Mental Health Services Act Annual Update FY 2018-19 ($79,541,980) and the Prevention and Early Intervention Evaluation Report (FY 2016-17 to FY 2017-18) to the California Department of Health Care Services and the California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission.
REPORT
Approval of the recommended action will allow the Department to submit the County's Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) FY 2018-19 Annual Update and the Prevention and Early Intervention Evaluation Report (FY 2016-17 to FY 2017-18) to the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and the California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) by June 30, 2019. Pursuant to Welfare & Institutions Code (W&IC), section 5847, the Annual Update is a process whereby the County outlines the MHSA-funded programs and services according to community stakeholder input and the Community Program Planning Process (CPPP). The programs and services are provided to behavioral health clients, their family members and target populations throughout the County with no increase to Net County Cost.
ALTERNATIVE ACTION(S):
Your Board may choose not to approve the Annual Update and Report; however, it would result in failure to adhere to the required statutes and would delay the Department's efforts to provide needed behavioral health services in the community. Additionally, non-approval may place MHSA funds at risk of reversion to the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) as the funds are subject to expenditure time limits. Further, if...
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