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                            What BHSA Funds

The Mental Health Services Act funding components will change under the Behavioral Health Services Act.

                             Mental Health Services Act

                         Behavioral Health Services Act

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                       Proposition 1: Things We Know

30% Housing:

• Interventions to include rental subsidies, operating subsidies, shared housing, family housing for eligible children and youth, and the non-federal share of certain transitional rent.
  • Half of this amount (50%) is prioritized for housing interventions for the chronically homeless. 
  • Up to 25% may be used for capital development.

35% Full-Service Partnerships: 

• Comprehensive and intensive care for people at any age with the most complex needs (also known as the “whatever it takes" model). 

35% Behavioral Health Services and Supports (BHSS):

• Includes early intervention; outreach and engagement; workforce; education and training; capital facilities and technological needs; and innovative pilots and projects. 
  • A majority (51%) of this amount must be used for intervention in the early signs of mental illness or SUDs.
  • A majority (51%) of early intervention services and supports must be for people 25 years of age and younger.