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Resources

Topics

Templates/Sample Docs

Training/Handbooks

1. ADVOCACY
2. BROWN ACT (Open Meeting Rules)
3. ​COMMUNITY PROGRAM PLANNING (AccessCA)
4. ​CULTURAL COMPETENCE
5. DATA NOTEBOOKS
6. DUTIES (CA WIC 5604.2) Detailed Task List.
7. EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES
8. FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS "FAQs"
9. ​LEGISLATION -(W&I Code) for Local Boards & Commissions and Mental Health Divisions
10. LEGISLATION - 2 (MHSA, Laura's Law, 5150+)
11. LEGISLATIVE ADVOCACY
12. ​MHSA 3-YEAR PLANS, UPDATES:  MHB Role, Components, Fiscal Information
13. PERFORMANCE OUTCOME DATA
14. REPORTS (Local Annual Reports & Statewide Reports)
15. TEMPLATES/SAMPLE DOCS 
16. TRAINING (Online Links, Training Materials, Training Dates)
17. WEBSITES for Local Boards & Commissions​
18. RELATED LINKS (Other mental health resources/websites)​

1. Agendas
2. ​Annual Goals (and Task List)
3. Annual Reports
4. Bylaws
5. Member Orientation
6. Recruitment (Application, Flyer, Interview Questions)
7. Site/Program Visit Forms/Procedures

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1.  TRAINING - Online Links, Training Materials, Training Dates.
2. Best Practices 2020 (on-line) 
   Best Practices 2020 (print)   Guidance & examples for local mental/behavioral boards/commissions: Advocacy, Ad Hocs, Annual Reports, Data Notebooks, MHSA: 3-Year Plans, Annual Updates, Innovations Plans, Recruitment, Resolutions-Recommendations, Running a Good Meeting, Site - Program Visits.