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Commission approves several grant rounds, delays statewide MHSSA evaluation; Orange County innovation plan wins funding
Summary
The Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission approved multiple funding solicitations and a major county innovation project on Thursday, while tabling the proposed $4 million statewide evaluation of the Mental Health Student Services Act for further refinement.
The Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission approved multiple funding actions on Thursday, including requests to release new grant solicitations for maternal behavioral health for ages 0–5, K–12 youth advocacy, and immigrant and refugee advocacy, and it approved Orange County’s large ‘Pivot’ innovation project to prepare for Proposition 1 implementation. The commission postponed a separate $4 million contract for the statewide MHSSA evaluation until January.
Why it matters: The awards and solicitations will direct millions to local community-based organizations, county programs and a multi‑year county innovation project intended to prepare services and administrative systems for the state’s behavioral health transformation under Proposition 1.
What the commission approved and what was deferred
Votes at a glance - Approval: Release an RFP to award $21,000,000 in Mental Health Wellness Act funds for a maternal behavioral health and 0–5 initiative. The solicitation will fund a landscape analysis, evaluation and technical assistance plus CBO‑led partnership grants sized by county…
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