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What is the Mental Health Services Act?

California voters passed the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), Proposition 63, in November 2004. It became state law on January 1, 2005. The far-reaching Act raises money to support the state’s mental health programs through a 1 percent tax on personal incomes above $1 million. It also created the Behavioral Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (BHSOAC) to drive transformational change across the state’s public and private mental health systems.