Humboldt County presents $11.2 million MHSA annual update and flags major changes under Proposition 1

Humboldt County behavioral health staff on Thursday presented the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) annual update for fiscal year 2025–26, describing an estimated $11.2 million draft budget and a slate of services the county proposes to fund.

The update, delivered by Albert Gonzalez, program manager for the behavioral health branch, laid out how the draft funding would be divided among the state-required MHSA categories and highlighted new and ongoing programs. "In today's meeting, what I hope to accomplish is, 3 things," Gonzalez told the Humboldt County Behavioral Health Board as he opened the presentation.

The county’s draft allocations divide the $11.2 million estimate into Community Services and Supports (CSS) at about 73% of the total, Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) at 19%, Innovation at 5%, and Workforce, Education and Training (WET) at roughly 2%. Within CSS, the county proposes to devote the largest share to Full Service Partnership (FSP) programs, which Gonzalez said take an "whatever it takes" approach to stabilize clients and are estimated to serve about 300 individuals annually. He said the county expects the FSP component to absorb roughly 82% of the CSS budget.

Gonzalez highlighted several programs and funding proposals: - Crisis residential…