Department: Health and Human Services Agency
Contact: Star Walker, (530) 621-6255
Date: March 6, 2023
COMMUNITY INVITED TO PROVIDE INPUT ON MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT THREE-YEAR PROGRAM AND EXPENDITURE PLAN
(Placerville, CA) - The El Dorado County Health and Human Services Agency, Behavioral Health Division invites the public to review and provide comment on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2023-26 Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Three-Year Plan (MHSA Plan). The draft MHSA Plan provides information on current and new MHSA programs and budgets for FY 2023-26. MHSA components in the Plan include: Community Services and Supports; Prevention and Early Intervention; Workforce Education and Training; Innovation; and Capital Facilities and Technology Needs.
Public comment regarding the draft MHSA Plan may be submitted in writing through April 7, 2023, at 5 p.m., via email to MHSA@edcgov.us or via postal mail to: Health and Human Services Agency, Behavioral Health Division, MHSA Project Team, 768 Pleasant Valley Road, Suite 201, Diamond Springs, CA, 95619.
A public hearing will be hosted by the El Dorado County Behavioral Health Commission after the close of the 30-day comment period. This meeting will be noticed on the Behavioral Health Commission calendar and on the MHSA website.
The MHSA Plan is now posted on El Dorado County's MHSA website at https://www.edcgov.us/government/mentalhealth/mhsa/pages/mhsa_plans.aspx. The Health and Human Services Agency will document and consider all substantive feedback received during the 30-day comment period and at the public hearing before submitting the final FY 2023-26 MHSA Plan to the El Dorado County Board of Supervisors for approval in June 2023.
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