1. The CMMC Administration Committee Co-Chairs Ahmed Nemr & John Aguirre

2. Who Makes Up the CMMC?  It is an independent coalition whose members were not selected by a government entity but a team representing multicultural communities.  In addition to representatives of the five populations groups, CMMC members are from: faith-based communities; other ethnic and cultural communities; cross cultural communities; systems other than mental health

3. Who Makes Up the CMMC Continued Members include representatives of :  Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community  Eastern European Community  Armenian Community  Middle Eastern Arab Communities  Muslim Communities  South Asian Communities  Senior and older adult community  Education Community

4. Who Makes Up the CMMC Continued  25 members are : From community based organizations Providers working with underserved populations Community leaders including representation across the lifespan Consumers and family members with diverse racial, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds. From different geographic locations in California

5. Who Makes Up the CMMC Continued  5 seats reserved for Emerging Leaders  Also from racial, ethnic and cultural underserved communities  To be mentored by the CMMC members  Will develop their leadership skills and experience in order to be more effective in representing and advocating in the mental health and other systems  25 + 5 = 30 Members Total

6. Purpose of the CMMC  Primary Goal : To work toward the integration of cultural and linguistic competence into the public mental health system.  To provide a new platform for racial, ethnic, and cultural communities to come together to address historical system and community barriers and work collaboratively to seek solutions to eliminate barriers and mental health disparities.  To be a new structure to bring forward diverse multicultural perspectives that have not been adequately represented in the mental health system or in previous efforts to obtain consumer and family member input to improve outcomes in programs and services.

7. Purpose of the CMMC Cont.  To be pivotal in providing critical insights and assessments of systems (i.e. policies, procedures, and service plans) in moving toward a more culturally and linguistically competent system.  To provide input to the DPH, DHCS, Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC), and county behavioral health departments regarding mental health policies, programs, and services related to the MHSA.  To work to foster the leadership of individuals from multicultural communities by establishing mentorship opportunities within the coalition.

8. CMMC Meetings  Quarterly Meetings began in March of 2012 and were always open to the public  Meetings were held and conducted in a manner that served as an example of the new transparency and collaborative spirit of Proposition 63 or the MHSA

9. CMMC Meetings Cont.  Decision-making was usually not just a straight up and down vote, but a process that was based upon consensus (see chart in briefing packet)  Co-chairs were elected and committees were formed

10. CMMC COMMITTEES  The Administration Committee  The Emerging Leaders Committee  The CRDP Strategic Plan Committee  The MHSA Assessment Committee or “the MAC”  Also, the Retreat Planning Committee

11. The CMMC Administration Committee  Initiated drafts of how the CMMC would operate and brought them before the entire body for discussion and approval  These operating rules were not created nor mandated by government  Led the development of several policy papers regarding the “reorganization” of the State Department of Mental Health  This included keeping the Office of Multicultural Services intact and making sure the $60 million was not lost  These are in the briefing packet

12. The CMMC Administration Committee  Led the efforts of the CMMC in making public comments at the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission meetings. (The MHSOAC or the “OAC”)  This included educating the Commission on the importance of collecting disaggregated data during the development of the Proposition 63 Prevention and Early Intervention regulations.  In addition, the importance of disaggregating data when research and evaluation efforts were undertaken