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Feedback
Public Meeting Schedule - Steering
Committee Structure
MHSA Information Resources
What is the Mental
Health Services Act?
The passage of Prop 63 in Nov. 2004 created the Mental
Health Services Act. The purpose of the Mental Health Services
Act is to expand and improve mental health services and transform
the mental health system. We welcome all residents of Santa Cruz County to
participate in the planning process. Planning will involve getting
feedback from individuals, consumers of mental health services
(and their family members), and
those who provide services to them. Our goal is to develop a
plan based on the needs of the community and the treatment methods
known to be the most effective to achieve the best results. Reports
and updates about this process will be posted on this web page.
The Process
The planning process, to
expand mental health services, will
occur between February and April 2005 through a series of
informational meetings and surveys.
The plan will be finalized and sent to the Board of Supervisors
for approval and then sent to the State Department of Mental Health for
further approval and funding. The process will result in a 3 year
plan which will be updated annually.
Committees
Committees will be formed
to develop recommendations to address the needs of specific groups
of individuals and programs. The following committees
have been formed: Mental Health Services, Housing & Supports,
Employment Services, Older Adults, Transition Age, Dual Diagnosis,
Homeless, Criminal Justice, South County, Prevention & Early
Intervention, Innovative Programs. Children’s Committees include
Child Welfare/Social Services, Juvenile Probation, Education, and
Community "Gate."
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| Meeting
Purpose |
Meeting
Schedule
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| Date |
Time |
Location |
PEI Data Feedback
Presented by Applied Survey Research |
6/24/08 |
6pm - 8pm |
Simpkins Family Swim Center - Room A
979 17th Avenue, Santa Cruz |
| 6/27/08 |
9:30am - 11:30am |
1432 Freedom Blvd./9
Crestview
Watsonville |
PEI 6-12 Workgroup
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6/30/08 |
10:30am
- 12:30pm |
County
Office of Ed. - Educational Services Room
809-H Bay Avenue, Capitola |
| PEI 60+ Workgroup |
7/1/08 |
9:30am
- 11:30am |
Family Services - Conference Room
104 Walnut Avenue, Santa Cruz |
| PEI 13-17 Workgroup |
7/2/08 |
9:30am
- 11:30am |
County
Office of Ed. - Educational Services Room
809-H Bay Avenue, Capitola |
| PEI 0-5 Workgroup |
7/7/08 |
10am
- 12pm |
United Way (in the Begonia Shopping Center)
1220-C 41st Avenue, Capitola |
| PEI 18-25 Workgroup |
7/9/08 |
10am
- 12pm |
Santa Cruz Mental Health Services
1400-K Emeline Ave., Room 206, Santa Cruz |
| PEI 26-59 Workgroup |
7/11/08 |
9:30am
- 11:30am |
Veterans Memorial Bldg. (Basement)
846 Front St., Santa Cruz |
| Post
Date |
Reports,
Updates
and Community Feedback
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June 5, 2008
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Community Services & Supports (CSS)
Community
Services & Supports (CSS) - 2008-2009 Update
30-day Notice / Public Meeting
How to Provide Public Comment
Public Comment Form
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May 1, 2008
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Community Services & Supports (CSS)
Implementation
Progress Report - Calendar Year 2007
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April 1, 2008
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Community Services & Supports (CSS)
Technical Amendments Plan,
3/25/2008:
Letter from the Mental Health & Substance Abuse Services Director
Prudent Reserves
Housing Program Assignment Agreement
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Feb. 1, 2008
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Workforce
Education & Training (WET)
Draft
Plan
Appendices
WET Plan Summary
30-day Notice / Public Meeting
How to Provide Public Comment
Public Comment Form
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Feb. 1, 2008
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Community Services & Support
Expansion
Draft
Plan
30-day Notice
How to Provide Public Comment
Public Comment Form
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Nov. 5, 2007
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Information Sheets
Mental
Health Services Act
Work
Force Education and Training
Prevention
and Early Intervention
CSS
Housing Program
Capital
Facilities
Information
Technology
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June 8, 2007
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MHSA
Community Services and Supports Expansion/Amendment Plan ADDENDUM
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June 1, 2007
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MHSA
Community Services and Supports Expansion/Amendment PLAN
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April 29, 2007
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MHSA
Community Services and Supports Implementation Progress Report
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Feb. 7, 2007
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MHSA
Status Updates and Highlights
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Jan. 19, 2007
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Mariposa
Wellness Center opens in South County
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Dec. 7, 2006
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Summary
Report from 11/13 and 11/16 Town Hall Meetings
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Dec. 15, 2005
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MHSA Community Services and
Supports Adopted Plan
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Nov. 29, 2005
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California
Department of Mental Health (DMH) response to public comment
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Sept. 21, 2005
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Plan Approval Process:
Response to Removal of
Conditions
Request for
Removal
of Conditions
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Sept. 20, 2005
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Updated
Timelines and Issues
Report to Board of
Supervisors
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Feb. 9, 2005
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Process Overview and Planning
Prepared by Santa Cruz
County Mental Health Director
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Nov. 19, 2004
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Description
of Planning Process from Mental Health Director
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Nov. 18, 2004
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Prop
63 Transforms California's Mental Health System
Preliminary
implementation guide by Rusty Selix, co-author of Prop 63
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Post
Date
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Focus Groups and Surveys
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Childrens System of
Care
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Oct. 14, 2005
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Combined Survey
Results
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Oct. 14, 2005
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Survey
Summary Barrios Unidos Needs Assessment
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June 20, 2005
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Survey Summary of Understanding Child Abuse in Our
Community
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June 20, 2005
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Survey Summary of UCSC RWJ
Study
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June 20, 2005
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Survey Summary of Helping Gang Members Assimilate Back
Into Society
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June 20, 2005
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Survey Summary of Drug Prevention -
Education
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June 20, 2005
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Survey Summary Family and Youth Focus
Groups
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June 20, 2005
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PHASE 1 - Survey Data
YOUTH
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June 20, 2005
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PHASE 1 - Survey Data
STAKEHOLDER
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June 20, 2005
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PHASE 1 - Survey Data
STAFF
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June 20, 2005
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PHASE 1 - Survey Data
FAMILY
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June 14, 2005
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Preliminary
Recommendations: PROGRAM AREAS
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June 6, 2005
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PHASE
2 - Next Planning Steps
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| Meeting
Date
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Meeting
Minutes
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Adult System of Care
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March 16, 2005
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Older
Adult Committee Recommendations
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March 11, 2005
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South
County Committee Recommendation
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March 11, 2005
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Stakeholders:
Older Adults Committee
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March 10, 2005
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Mental Health Services Committee Recommendations
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March 8, 2005
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Transitional
Age Youth
Subcommittee Meeting
Transitional
Age Youth
Subcommittee Recommendation
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March 4, 2005
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Adult Mental Health Services Committee Recommendations
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March 4, 2005
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Employment
Committee Meeting Notes
Employment
Committee Recommendations
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March 4, 2005
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Mental Health Services Committee Recommendations
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March 3, 2005
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Housing
and Supports Committee Recommendations
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March 3, 2005
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Criminal
Justice Committee Recommendations
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March 3, 2005
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Dual
Diagnosis Committee Recommendations
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Feb. 25, 2005
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Mental
Health Services Planning Committee
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Feb. 25, 2005
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Employment
Committee Meeting Notes
Employment
Committee Recommendations
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Feb. 25, 2005
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Housing
and Supports Meeting Notes
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Feb. 25, 2005
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Transition
Age Youth Meeting Notes
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Childrens System of
Care
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Sept. 26, 2005
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Prioritized
Recommendations
from Children's 3/18 Stakeholder Meeting
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March 17, 2005
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Juvenile
Justice Subcommittee Notes
Juvenile
Justice Subcommittee Grid/Recommendations
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March 17, 2005
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Social
Services Subcommittee Notes
Social
Services Grid/Recommendations
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March 16, 2005
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Children's
Community Gate Subcommittee Notes
Children's
Community Gate Subcommittee Grid/Recommendations
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March 9, 2005
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Education Subcommittee
Notes
Education Subcommittee
Grid/Recommendations
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March 4, 2005
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Special
Education Directors Planning Meeting
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March 2, 2005
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Social Services
Subcommittee Notes
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Feb. 25, 2005
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Childrens
Mental Health Stakeholders Meeting
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| On-Line
Surveys |
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Welcome
to the County of Santa Cruz Mental Health Services Act (Prop 63)
planning surveys!
The purpose of these surveys is to give us an overall picture, from
many points of view, of the mental health and substance abuse services
in Santa Cruz County. It will
give us information regarding the services provided through County
operated and community-based programs.
We would
like to get as much feedback as possible from those who receive mental
health services, their families, providers of mental health services,
community stakeholders & residents of Santa Cruz County. There are
surveys available that will provide us with information about both the
adult and children's systems. These surveys are all voluntary
and confidential. Neither the County nor the
survey vendor used will release any survey data. You will not be asked
any information that will personally identify you nor will we be looking
at any individual's responses. The information will be
combined and those summaries will be used to get feedback for planning
mental health services.
Thank you for taking the time
to help us assess the services we provide, how we can improve, and which
services should be created or expanded to better serve the community. Based
on your status as either a consumer, family member, provider,
stakeholder or resident, please complete the appropriate survey below.
The
period to complete surveys is now over. Survey results will be posted
soon.
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Children's System of Care
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The
Children's Mental Health Department works with many agencies as partners
in providing the best services to keep youth at home, out of trouble,
and in school.
In the past
several years there has been a greater partnership with community-based
agencies to meet the needs of youth with mental health and substance
abuse issues. We have been involved with a grant to improve the system
of care of youth in our community and value the community's input to
help make the system better.
Given our
interest in continuing to improve the services provided to children, the
survey asks you to rate which services are most important for our youth.
The existing partnerships focus on providing services to at risk youth
identified by schools, the juvenile probation department, the child
welfare system and community-based agencies.
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Adult System of Care
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The Adult
Mental Health Department works with many agencies as partners in
providing the best services to keep adults out of the hospital, in
stable housing and participating in those activities that promote
recovery.
Our goal is
to provide the services found to be the most effective in fostering
consumer’s recovery. They are based on "best practice
models" which are services for people with mental illnesses that
have demonstrated positive outcomes in research studies. They include
Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) which provide intensive services via
an interdisciplinary treatment team, housing and employment services,
access to health care, consumer-run/peer services, symptom management
and dual diagnosis treatment.
Given the loss of services in the adult system of care and known
effectiveness of the ACT and other best practice models for recovery,
the survey asks you to rate which services you would most like to see
expanded to achieve the goal of assisting the greatest number of
individuals in their recovery. The services include adding teams of
clinician’s with small caseloads to provide case management &
rehabilitation services, funds toward housing and housing support,
additional employment specialists and programs, help accessing and
coordinating healthcare, consumer-run and peer services, illness
management and dual diagnosis treatment.
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Community Stakeholders
and Santa Cruz Residents
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These surveys
are intended for stakeholders (law enforcement, human resources agency,
education, public health, mental Health Coalition, Santa Cruz Mental
Health Board, Drug and Alcohol Commission, Central Coast Alliance,
Medical Society and other interested persons and groups) or any resident
who lives within Santa Cruz County.
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Comment on the
MHSA Plan
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We
both value and encourage your input. If you are unable to attend a
meeting, we will always accept written comments by email, mail-in
comments, fax or telephone.
E-Mail: mhsa@co.santa-cruz.ca.us
Mail:
Santa
Cruz County Health Services
Mental
Health & Substance
Abuse, Attn: MHSA
1400
Emeline Avenue, Bldg. K
Santa
Cruz, CA 95060
Fax:
(831) 454-4663
Telephone:
If you
know someone who does
not have internet access but would like to be informed, please pass
along our telephone number for them to sign up for notices:
(831)
454-4931 or (831) 454-4498
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