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County seeks to sustain Mental Health Services Act programs as state reforms shift funding to new Behavioral Health Services Act
Summary
The county presented its MHSA annual update for FY 2025–26, detailing program investments, a transition to the new Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA), and planned workforce and housing supports; the board approved submission to the state.
San Diego County staff presented the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) annual update for fiscal year 2025–26 and requested the board’s authority to submit the plan to the state. The Board voted to approve the submission.
County behavioral health leaders described MHSA as a major funding source for specialty behavioral health services (about one quarter of behavioral health revenues locally) and said MHSA investments helped an estimated 66,000 people during fiscal year 2023–24. Staff presented a recommended MHSA budget for 2025–26 — roughly $303 million — and outlined planned program enhancements across the MHSA…
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