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Monterey County opens public comment on Behavioral Health Services Act integrated plan; officials warn of eligibility shifts
Summary
Monterey County Behavioral Health staff opened a public comment period (April 3through May 18) on the county's BHSA integrated plan, saying the shift from MHSA to BHSA narrows funding flexibility and prioritizes specialty behavioral health services; staff urged community input and provided contact instructions (bhsa@countyofmonterey.gov).
Monterey County Behavioral Health staff urged residents to review and submit public comment on the county's Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA) integrated plan and outlined what the shift from the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) to BHSA means locally.
"This shift from Mental Health Services Act to Behavioral Health Services Act is not simply a name change," Shannon Castro, the county's behavioral health services coordinator, said April 15. She described BHSA as a major system change in how counties…
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