The Governor’s Administration has scheduled two workshops to
provide additional information and hear from
Behavioral Health Task Force (BHTF) members (June
27th) and members of the public (June 29th)
on the Governor’s proposal to modernize California’s behavioral
health system. It should be noted that the Governor’s formal,
detailed proposal has yet to be released.
BHTF Members Workshop: The workshop on
June 27th, 2pm – 4pm, will be dedicated to BHTF
members discussion and will be hosted on a zoom webinar
platform. Members of the public who wish to listen to the BHTF
discussion, can register as attendees using this
registration link for webinar.
Public Workshop: The workshop on June
29th, 4pm – 6pm, will be dedicated to members of the
public. The public workshop zoom meeting registration is
available at this
link.
In March, Governor Newsom
announced next steps to modernize how California treats
mental illness and substance use disorders, collectively known as
the behavioral health system. His plan includes three key
elements: a general obligation bond to fund behavioral health
residential facilities along with housing for homeless veterans;
a ballot initiative to modernize the Mental Health Services Act;
and a proposal to make today’s behavioral health system work
better for all Californians by improving statewide accountability
and access to behavioral health services.
