MHSA Technical Assistance and Planning Update

CMHDA All Directors Meeting

January 13, 2005

Video Teleconference “The MHSA: Description & Planning”

• January 19 9am – 12noon “The MHSA: Description & Planning”

• Large conference room at CSAC• Post on WEB & distribute videos/CDs widely.• Periodic Updates: TBA

Stakeholder Planning Process

• Feb 4 - Orientation and Capacity Building for Developing Stakeholder Planning Processes– Sacramento, Red Lion Inn 9:00 am – 3:00 pm– Designed to help counties to design and write

stakeholder planning process– Designed for county teams new to developing

stakeholder planning processes– Designed for county teams facing challenges with

operationalizing stakeholder planning processes

Local Mental Health Boards & Commissions

• Regional training for local mental health boards/ commissions– Orientation and training on MHSA– Participation in the stakeholder planning process– Specific responsibilities of LMHB/C– Public hearing process

• Dates: Jan 28/29-Fresno; Feb 18/19-Berkeley; Feb 25/26-Riverside; Feb 4/5-Sacramento; Mar 11/12- Redding

California Mental Health Policy Forum

• Feb 9 – 11, San Diego “The MHSA: A New Vision for California”– Feb 9: Consumer & Family Pre Conference– Feb 10: Keynotes: Focus on “big picture”

• Workshops: Information to inform program planning

• Brief policy discussion– Feb 11: Focus on MHSA

• State Director, Panel MH & MD on role of medical directors in MHSA planning, County strategies

Support to Systems of Care Planning

• Mid March: One to Two Day Statewide Orientation and Capacity Building Session for Stakeholder Planning– Continues orientation, clarification and training on

stakeholder planning process– Outreach to ensure diverse participation– Provide trained facilitators for participation and

regional ongoing consultation and support to local teams

– Plan next steps for ongoing regional support

Support to Systems of Care Planning

• Regional Orientation and Capacity Building Sessions– Estimated to be monthly through July, frequency after

that TBD.– Building on statewide meeting, orientation and training

on stakeholder planning process– Provide trained facilitators for participation and

regional ongoing county specific consultation and support to local teams

– Provide training, problem solving, shared learning– Plan agenda for next session.

• Consider smaller regional groupings if needed

Support to Systems of Care Planning

• Develop and distribute planning manual– Incorporate training into various venues– Post manual and training on web

State Structure for Integrated Training

• Assure consistency, coordination & collaboration• Support the values & goals of the MHSA• Participation of the state department of mental

health, county mental health departments, mental health service agencies, other state and county service providers, consumers and family members.

Training & TA Providers

• Developing collection of providers with skills, areas of expertise, fees

• Feedback mechanism for evaluation (EBay model)• Post on web

7 County Cult Comp Study Follow-up

• TCE funding• Report available in February• Replicate practices in new counties

– Development team model (4-5 counties)– Counties to select practices– Manualize & train to each practice– Evaluate access & quality

March 22-24 Partnership 10th Annual Conference, San Mateo

April 13 AB 2034 3rd Annual Conference, Sacramento

April 20 – 21 Information Management Conference and Exposition, Universal City

May 12 – 13 Fourth Annual Older Adult Mental Health System of Care Conference, Marina Del Ray

July 31 – Aug 2 Housing & Homeless Coordinators 8th Annual Meeting, South Lake Tahoe

Upcoming Training Events