MHSA Technical Assistance and Planning Update CMHDA All Directors Meeting January 13, 2005

Video Teleconference “The MHSA: Description & Planning” January 19 9am – 12noon “The MHSA: Description & Planning” Large conference room at CSAC Post on WEB & distribute videos/CDs widely. Periodic Updates: TBA

Stakeholder Planning Process Feb 4 - Orientation and Capacity Building for Developing Stakeholder Planning Processes –Sacramento, Red Lion Inn 9:00 am – 3:00 pm –Designed to help counties to design and write stakeholder planning process –Designed for county teams new to developing stakeholder planning processes –Designed for county teams facing challenges with operationalizing stakeholder planning processes

Local Mental Health Boards & Commissions Regional training for local mental health boards/ commissions –Orientation and training on MHSA –Participation in the stakeholder planning process –Specific responsibilities of LMHB/C –Public hearing process Dates: Jan 28/29-Fresno; Feb 18/19-Berkeley; Feb 25/26-Riverside; Feb 4/5-Sacramento; Mar 11/12- Redding

California Mental Health Policy Forum Feb 9 – 11, San Diego “The MHSA: A New Vision for California” –Feb 9: Consumer & Family Pre Conference –Feb 10: Keynotes: Focus on “big picture” Workshops: Information to inform program planning Brief policy discussion –Feb 11: Focus on MHSA State Director, Panel MH & MD on role of medical directors in MHSA planning, County strategies

Support to Systems of Care Planning Mid March: One to Two Day Statewide Orientation and Capacity Building Session for Stakeholder Planning –Continues orientation, clarification and training on stakeholder planning process –Outreach to ensure diverse participation –Provide trained facilitators for participation and regional ongoing consultation and support to local teams –Plan next steps for ongoing regional support

Support to Systems of Care Planning Regional Orientation and Capacity Building Sessions –Estimated to be monthly through July, frequency after that TBD. –Building on statewide meeting, orientation and training on stakeholder planning process –Provide trained facilitators for participation and regional ongoing county specific consultation and support to local teams –Provide training, problem solving, shared learning –Plan agenda for next session. Consider smaller regional groupings if needed

Support to Systems of Care Planning Develop and distribute planning manual –Incorporate training into various venues –Post manual and training on web

State Structure for Integrated Training Assure consistency, coordination & collaboration Support the values & goals of the MHSA Participation of the state department of mental health, county mental health departments, mental health service agencies, other state and county service providers, consumers and family members.

Training & TA Providers Developing collection of providers with skills, areas of expertise, fees Feedback mechanism for evaluation (EBay model) Post on web

7 County Cult Comp Study Follow-up TCE funding Report available in February Replicate practices in new counties –Development team model (4-5 counties) –Counties to select practices –Manualize & train to each practice –Evaluate access & quality

March 22-24Partnership 10th Annual Conference, San Mateo April 13AB rd Annual Conference, Sacramento April 20 – 21Information Management Conference and Exposition, Universal City May 12 – 13Fourth Annual Older Adult Mental Health System of Care Conference, Marina Del Ray July 31 – Aug 2Housing & Homeless Coordinators 8th Annual Meeting, South Lake Tahoe Upcoming Training Events