Behavioral Health Services Act "BHSA"
For Local Boards & CommissionsBoard/Commission's Role
Funding Components
Community Planning
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March 31, 2026
1st Integrated Plan DRAFT Due
(for FY 26-29) JUNE 30, 2026
1st Integrated Plan Due
(for FY 26-29) JULY 1, 2026
Performance Contracts w/ BHSA requirements
and Evidence-based and community-defined evidence practices lists established. (DHCS, in consultation with stakeholders, will create a biennial list of evidence-based and community-defined evidence practices, operative on July 1, 2026.) |
JUNE 30, 2027
First Annual Update (for FY 27-28) to the Integrated Plan due. Each county’s board of supervisors must approve the annual update prior to the start of fiscal year or years it covers
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EARLY 2028
County Behavioral Health Outcomes, Accountability and Transparency Report due. Each county and Medi-Cal behavioral health delivery system must submit the first County Behavioral Health Outcomes, Accountability,
and Transparency Report to DHCS annually. |
State Agency Updates
Sign up to receive updates on implementation at the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) website.
CalHHS Presentation April 9, 2025
- BH CONNECT Budget & Timeline, See Slide #94
- Evidence-Based Practices
- Slides 17 and 19 provide timelines and requirements for Evidence Based Practices
- Slide 27 provides essential features of Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)
Behavioral Health Transformation DHCS PowerPoint (October 2024)
BHSA: Housing Supports Primer (July 2024)
Mental Health for ALL: California’s Behavioral Health Transformation Webinar and Slides, (June 2024)
BHSA: Housing Supports Primer (July 2024)
Mental Health for ALL: California’s Behavioral Health Transformation Webinar and Slides, (June 2024)
Archive
Info & AnalysisApril 19, 2024: BHCIP Unmet Needs (CA Department of Health Care Services) Recording PowerPoint Slides Themes Report
October 5, 2023: Summary of Proposition 1 PDF Doc September 2023: BH Modernization Presentation (CA HHS, CHD, CalVet) September 11, 2023: AB 531 Amended in Senate September 8, 2023: SB 326 Amended in Assembly September 7, 2023: MHSOAC SB 326 Support Letter September 5, 2023: MHSOAC Update on the Proposed BHSA Youtube September 5, 2023 (& August 15): SB 326 Amended in CA Assembly
August 21, 2023: LAO BHSA Updated Analyses August 16, 2023: DHCS Recording and Slides August 10 2023: LAO Analysis includes: While there is uncertainty in what the impact of the proposal will be on children and youth services statewide, there is even more uncertainty at the county-by-county level. This reflects the significant variation among counties in how children and youth mental health services are delivered (for example, FSP versus non-FSP settings) and the extent to which counties would choose to prioritize using MHSA revenue on children and youth mental health services without an explicit funding requirement. Moreover, under the proposal, the definition of children and youth does not include the majority of transition-age youth. This population, in particular, could see reduced MHSA funding for services even if a children and youth funding requirement were established. July 2023: LAO Analysis includes: "We find that the proposal likely will result in counties spending less on a number of current programs funded through MHSA, potentially reducing outpatient services, crisis response, prevention services, and outreach. We find that the administration’s justification for the proposal is incomplete and we provide several questions for the Legislature to ask the administration to assess whether the proposal is warranted. For example, can the administration provide evidence that the proposal is likely to result in better behavioral health outcomes for the population as a whole? July 2023: California Coalition for Mental Health (CCMH): "CCMH Urges the State to Maintain Critical Mental Health Services" June 2023: Governor's Proposal to Modernize California's Behavioral Health System PowerPoint Presentation by HHS and DHCS |
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