Receive presentation on the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Annual Update for fiscal year 2022-2023; and approve the MHSA Annual Update. (No general fund impact) (Sullivan)

The Yolo County Health and Human Services Agency (HHSA) began the Community Program Planning (CPP) process for its Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan 2020-2023 in September of 2019. The process was led by HHSA Community Health Branch staff in collaboration with staff from C.A.R.E. Consulting Group. As part of the reporting process, an Annual Report is required to account for changes that may have taken place from the initial Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan and provide an update on services.

The Yolo County MHSA Annual Update FY 2022-2023 30-day public comment period opened on June 17, 2022, and closed on July 16, 2022. The County announced and disseminated the draft Annual Update broadly through community stakeholders, the general public, the Community Engagement Work Group, MHSA listservs, service providers, consumers and family members, Board of Supervisors, Local Mental Health Board, county staff, social media, and requested and encouraged partners and community stakeholders to promote the review of the draft plan and participation by posting and sharing with others. This outreach built off of the extensive Three-Year Program Community Planning Process connecting the MHSA program to a broad array of stakeholders and including them on all subsequent notifications. Public Notices were also posted in the Davis Enterprise and the Daily Democrat newspapers for several dates. The draft was posted to the County’s MHSA website and could be downloaded electronically. Paper copies were also made available at HHSA locations in Woodland, Winters, Davis, and West Sacramento within Yolo County. Any interested party could request a copy of the draft by submitting a written or verbal request to the MHSA program staff.

On Monday, July 25, 2022, at 6:00 PM, a public hearing was held by the Yolo County Local Mental Health Board. At that time, HHSA requested the Local Mental Health Board’s recommendation for the final draft of the MHSA Annual Update FY 22-23 to be submitted to the Yolo County Board of Supervisors. All public comments and HHSA responses will be incorporated into the MHSA Annual Update and posted on the MHSA website. On August 30, 2022, HHSA will seek approval of the finalized MHSA Annual Update FY 2022-2023 by the Yolo County Board of Supervisors. 

Background

The Mental Health Services Act, passed in 2004 as Proposition 63, provides for a 1% tax on personal incomes over $1 million. This revenue is divided by a State formula and distributed directly to counties to expand and transform the mental health system while meeting the needs of unserved or underserved consumers. On a triennial basis, each county is required to submit a program and expenditure plan for use of these funds, followed by two annual updates to the plan. HHSA is submitting this MHSA Annual Update to account for fiscal year 2022-2023. This will be the final Annual Update of the current three-year MHSA planning cycle.