This post describes some of the elements that could be included in the Community Program Planning (CPP) processes as well as the plan the Behavioral Health Services will deploy to develop the CPP itself. Here are descriptions of some key components of the CPP: Stakeholders and Community:In the MHSA code, outlined in BHAB bylaws in ARTICLE III – Duties and…
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This brief describes two critical issues needing to be addressed. One is the fact our BHAB does not have an opportunity to review and approve our county Behavioral Health Service’s Community Program Planning (CPP) processes plan; and the second being the community’s inability to contribute to the decision making process – they would have had we an authentic CPP plan…
May 5, 2023 A letter to Dr. Bergmann, Director, San Diego County, Behavioral Health Services (BHS). I hope this letter finds you well. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak with you after the Behavioral Health Advisory Board (BHAB) meeting last week. Although I no doubt have irritated you and others due to an apparent lack of tact…
California county Behavioral Health Systems can spend up to 5% of their MHSA fund allocations each year on their Community Program Planning (CPP) processes to ensure they are meaningfully including stakeholders in the year-long evaluation, planning, and budgeting process. For fiscal year 2020 to 2021 that means counties could have spent over $106m to train, engage, and deploy programs with…
Appreciation goes out to the Behavioral Health Services (BHS) this year for releasing the annual Draft MHSA 3-Year Program and Expenditure Plan for Fiscal Years 2023-24 to 2025-26 in the first week of April. This year the hearing is set for being held at the May 4 BHAB Behavioral Health Advisory Board (BHAB) meeting. This year, we received the plan…
The current San Diego County Behavioral Health Services FY2023-26 MHSA Three-Year Plan draft has been released for your review. Everyone has the opportunity to share their feedback, including positive or critical, through a number of in-person and virtual communication vehicles. Here’s the details (click image to download the PDF). Also: A BHABrehab webinar will be held on May 1, 2023…
The following are documents and notes from the Building a Better BHAB (BBB) Workgroup formed and meeting during 2019-20 which this author, as chair of the workgroup, documented. These documents effectively outline how the BHAB could be reformed and refocused on their state-mandated duties. Not many of these recommendations were adopted unfortunately. My hope is that these will be used…
The first chart represents the status quo. The second chart represents a proposed realignment of the processes Behavioral Health Services (BHS) and the Behavioral Health Advisory Board (BHAB) use to conduct their respective duties insofar as the planning, review, and outcome evaluations as required by law. Paramount is how the community of stakeholders, from consumers to professionals will be engaged…
This is post 4 of 4 in the series “BHS Planning & Budgeting Cycle” Let’s Collaborate! Improving BHS Planning, Outcome, & Feedback Cycles The Current BHS Planning Process & Timeline Cycle is Broken If the BHS & BHAB Planning Calendar Went to Rehab it Could Look Like This BHAB and BHS Planning & Engagement Processes – An Update Here’s an…
An Open Letter to BHS Director Dr. Bergmann regarding this year’s MHSA Annual Update
Focus & Commentary and Plan & Budget Cycle
UPDATE: A September 22nd version of the plan including active hyperlinks was updated on the county website sometime thereafter, almost a full week after I notified the BHS, and is available for your review. Hi Dr. Bergmann, It is beyond frustrating to learn that your office released the 2022-23 MHSA Annual Update without announcing it to the public, especially during…