Prop. 63 (Mental Health Services Act)

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=110 BGCOLOR="#666699" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04f00840erlcjm.gif"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>NAMI Alameda County </B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="NAMI Alameda County "><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><U>About Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News and Events"><U>News and Events</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Location"><U>Location</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Family Support Groups"><U>Family Support Groups</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Newsletter Archive"><U>Newsletter Archive</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id28.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Monthly Meeting"><U>Monthly Meeting</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id29.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Families Advocate Newsletter"><U>Families Advocate Newsletter</U></A>   |   <B>Prop. 63 (Mental Health Services Act)</B>   |   <A HREF="id30.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Crisis Services"><U>Crisis Services</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=190 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" background="04911c00egdysm.gif"> <div> <B>Mental Health Services Act</B></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=370 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>Prop. 63 (Mental Health Services Act)</B></div> <bR> <div> The Mental Health Services Act is designed to expand and transform California’s county mental health service systems.   It stipulates that the State Department of Mental Health (SDMH) will contract with County Mental Health Departments to develop and manage the implementation of MHSA's provisions.</div> <bR> <div> What's New in Alameda County</div> <bR> <div> Workforce Education & Training (WE&T) Planning Panel Meetings</div> <bR> <div>     Thursday, April 3, 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM</div> <div>     Thursday, May 1, 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM</div> <bR> <div>     Location:  Alameda Room/5thFloor, 2000 Embarcardero Cove, Oakland</div> <bR> <div> Prevention & Early Intervention Planning</div> <bR> <div> The intent of the Prevention & Early Intervention strategies is to engage persons prior to the development of serious mental illness or serious emotional disturbances, or, in the case of early intervention, to alleviate the need for additional mental health treatment and/or to transition to extended mental health treatment.  </div> <bR> <div> For more Information:</div> <bR> <div> Go to the Behavioral Health Care Services website at <A HREF="http://www.acbhcs.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.acbhcs.org"><U>www.acbhcs.org</U></A> and click on MHSA</div> <bR> <div> You could also contact MHSA staff by writing:</div> <bR> <div>     Behavioral Health Care Services</div> <div>     2000 Embarcadero Cove, Suite 400, Oakland, CA 94606</div> <bR> <div> or by email MHSA@ACBHCS.ORG.</div> <bR> <div> Behavioral Health Care Services phone number is: (510) 567-8100.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>