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INVESTMENT IN MENTAL HEALTH WELLNESS ACT OF 2013 - RFA DOCUMENTS
- Cover Letter
- Guidelines
- Attachment A
- Attachment B
- Attachment B.1.
- Appendix 1
- Appendix 2
- Appendix 3
- Appendix 4
- Appendix 4.1.
MHSOAC ANNOUNCES NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Press Release: MHSOAC Announces New Executive Director - 12/03/2013
NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD CONTRACT - CSS TRACKING, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION SYSTEM
Q&A From Bidders Conference on October 25, 2013
Triage Grant Bidders Conference County Questions and Answers
Prop 63 mobile app is now available
This new mobile web app enables you to search for county programs. Simply scan the QR Code and it will take you directly there.
The mobile app URL is: http://apps.cta.ca.gov/prop63/
Release of css monitoring system Contract rfp:
You are invited to review and respond to this Request for Proposal (RFP), for the CSS Monitoring System Contract, entitled RFP 13MHSOAC008.
The California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC or Commission) is seeking an experienced Contractor with demonstrated success performing large-scale evaluations of mental health systems to develop and pilot a system to track, monitor, and evaluate client outcomes within the Community Services and Supports (CSS) component of the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), among other activities and deliverables to be named in this Request for Proposal (RFP). In submitting a proposal, a proposer must comply with the instructions found herein.
CSS Monitoring System RFP: RFP 13MHSOAC008
Bidder Questions and Answers
The above RFP is now posted to BidSync www.bidsync.com at https://www.bidsync.com/DPX/ca/cdgs?ac=view&auc=1947344
final evaluation master plan
This Evaluation Master Plan was developed for the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission to chart its course on evaluation activity for the next 3-5 years.
The Final Evaluation Master Plan - Adopted by the MHSOAC on March 28, 2013
MHSOAC 2014 Work Plan
NAMI'S LIST OF PROP 63 MHSA PROGRAMS IN CALIFORNIA
FY 13-14 ANNUAL UPDATE SUBMITTALS
- Please submit electronic copies to:
Hard copies may be forwarded to:
MHSOAC
Attn: Plan Review
1300 17th Street, Suite 1000
Sacramento, CA 95811 - FY 13-14 Annual Update Instructions
- FY 13-14 MHSA County Certification
- FY 13-14 MHSA County Fiscal Accountability Certification
- FY 13-14 Funding Summary
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FY 14-15 Through FY 16-17 MHSA Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan Submittals
- FY 14-15 Through FY 16-17 MHSA Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan Letter
- FY 14-15 Through FY 16-17 MHSA Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan Instructions
- MHSA County Compliance Certification Form
- MHSA County Fiscal Accountability Certification Form
- FY 14-15 Through FY 16-17 MHSA Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan Fiscal Forms
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County MHSA Plan and Update ompliance Checklist
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NEXT COMMISSION MEETING
December 2, 2013
Closed Session
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
MHSOAC
1300 17th Street, Suite 1000
Sacramento, CA 95811
Call-in Number: 866-817-6550
Participation Code: 3190377
- Agenda
- 11/22/2013
MHSOAC Community Forum Reports 2012-13
- 2012-13 Community Forum Annual Report
- Highlights from the Loma Linda Community Forum
- Highlights from the Rohnert Park Community Forum
On the radio
The Los Angeles-based Free Your Mind Projects radio show is now showcasing the Mental Health Services ACTION segment which highlights Prop 63. The Free Your Mind Projects radio show can be heard on the weekends on the following stations:
KABC AM 790 (Los Angeles) Saturdays at 8 p.m.
KNEW AM 960 (San Francisco) Saturdays at 6 p.m.
KMJ FM 105.9 (Fresno) Sundays at 6 a.m.
- Listen to the Mental Health Services ACTION segment as Zima Creason joins Jennifer Whitney to discuss Mental Health America California's Wellness Works! - mental health training for the workplace.
- Listen to the Mental Health Services ACTION segment which aired on 7/6/13 and 7/7/13 with Dr. Rocco Cheng, Pacific Clinics and Research Director for cultural competency for Prop 63 funding. Dr. Cheng talks about the importance of cultural competence in outreach and prevention and early intervention.
- Listen to the Mental Health Services ACTION segment which aired on 6/29/13 and 6/30/13 with Stephanie Carlson from the El Dorado County Health and Services Department. Stephanie shares what mental health first aid actually is, and talks about the specifics of the training program to help spread its use!
Archived Radio Shows
MHSA Prevention, Early Intervention and Innovation Report of Findings
MHSA Prevention, Early Intervention, and Innovation Report of Findings
PRESS RELEASE: No Compliance Problems Found with Mental Health Services Act Programs Recently Highlighted in the Media
Commissioners in the News
MHSOAC COMMISSIONER GIVEN PRESTIGIOUS AWARD BY NAMI
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has awarded Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commissioner Dr. Ralph Nelson and his wife Denise with the Don & Peggy Richardson Memorial Award. The award is given for distinguished service to persons challenged by serious mental illness. In addition to his work as a MHSOAC Commissioner, Dr. Nelson also serves as Chair of the Client and Family Leadership Committee for the MHSOAC. He has served on the NAMI Tulare County Board of Directors for several years and is currently serving as Treasurer. Dr. Nelson is a retired radiologist.
Article by Commissioner Bill Brown is featured in the Santa Barbara News-Press. Read “Programs bring results for homeless”. Reprinted with permission from the Santa Barbara News-Press.
Archived Opinion Editorials
In the News
According to this survey of 1,200 California voters, when asked whether hiring a school counselor or a police officer would be more effective at preventing violence, voters chose counselors by a margin of more than two to one (67% to 26%).
Prop 63 Insert in Sacramento News & Review -- "Hope on the Horizon" - 11/22/2013
Six people share their experience with mental illness and their road to recovery.
Prop 63 insert in Sacramento News & Review -- "Mental Illness: It Affects Everyone" - 01/03/13
Five people tell their stories of how Proposition 63 programs have changed their lives. Plus, lists of resources for El Dorado, Placer, Yolo, Nevada, and Sacramento counties.
