SB 82 Investment in Mental Health Wellness Act March 22, 2018 Norma

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SB 82 Investment in Mental Health Wellness Act March 22, 2018 Norma Pate, Deputy Director Tom Orrock, Chief of Commission Operations and Grants Kristal Antonicelli, RFA Project Lead

SB 82: Investment in Mental Health Wellness Act (2013) A competitive grant process that expands crisis services for individuals experiencing a mental health crisis 32 million per year over the course of the grants Objectives include: Reduce hospitalizations Reduce expenditures of law enforcement Reduce costs Expand services 2

Commission Direction July 2017 Statewide evaluation strategy Set aside for children’s triage funding Population based apportionment August 2017 50% of funds to children and youth 50% of funds for Adult/TAY November Authorized the Executive Director to release the SB 2017 82 funds in a competitive manner 30 million for school-county collaborative 3

Adult/TAY RFA December 29, 2017: Released January 18, 2018: Bidders’ Conference March 9, 2018: Applications due March 11, 2018: Scoring began March 16, 2018: Scoring completed March 22, 2018: Notice of Intent to Award 4

RFA Overview Eligibility Criteria: Counties, counties acting jointly, city mental health/behavioral health departments Funding: Total 48 million ( 16 million per year) Additional funding may become available and include unencumbered and unspent funds from the first round Apportionment: Population-based (totals) Small: 2,515,2000 Medium: 6,710,400 Large: 38,774,400 5

Information Required in the Grant Application Program Narrative Program Implementation Plan Impact Sustainability Plan Program Communications Plan Budget Requirements Scoring 6

Collaboration, Implementation, and Peers Over 100 intended collaborations Vast majority of counties plan to implement their programs within two months of funding 35% of proposed personnel are peer positions 7

Recommended Motion The MHSOAC awards the Adults/TAY Triage Personnel Grants to the following counties for the specified amounts listed and directs the Executive Director to issue a Notice of Intent to make the following awards: Alameda County 5,326,702 Sacramento County 4,019,929 Berkeley City 871,139 San Francisco 2,352,746 Butte County 729,323 Sonoma County 1,691,878 Calaveras County 300,476 Stanislaus County 1,265,717 Humboldt County 978,964 Tuolumne County 653,701 Los Angeles County 24,877,879 Ventura County 2,486,224 Merced County Placer County 1,017,359 1,133,384 Yolo County 294,579 The MHSOAC establishes April 5, 2018 as the deadline for unsuccessful applicants to submit an Appeal consistent with the ten working days standard set forth in the Request for Applicants. The MHSOAC directs the Executive Director to notify the Commission Chair and Vice Chair of any appeals within two working days of the submission and to adjudicate the appeals consistent with the procedure provided in the Request for Applications. The MHSOAC directs the Executive Director to execute the contracts upon expiration of the appeal period or consideration of the appeals, whichever comes first. The MHSOAC directs any additional funds that may become available for the Adults/TAY triage grants to be allocated first to Alameda County and Berkeley City, the two applicants who are partially funded due to lack of funding and then to the next highest scoring counties that were not funded until all funds are allocated. The MHSOAC authorizes the Executive Director to negotiate with Alameda County and Berkeley City including, but not limited to, terms such as delayed implementation while awaiting possible additional funds. 8

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