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Trinity County outlines draft integrated plan for new Behavioral Health Services Act, emphasizes housing and suicide prevention
Summary
County staff described the state Behavioral Health Services Act changes and a draft three‑year integrated plan that reallocates behavioral health funding toward housing and full‑service partnerships; survey respondents prioritized suicide prevention and youth services.
At a Feb. 17 meeting the Trinity County Health & Human Services director, Liz Hamilton, briefed supervisors on implementing California's Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA), the successor to MHSA. Hamilton said statewide voter changes approved in 2024 redirect the 1% millionaire tax into a behavioral health block grant that realigns spending buckets, including a new larger housing allocation and an emphasis on integrated behavioral health and substance use services.
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