Plan to Seek Additional $9 Million for Mental Health Services
To be Reviewed by Mental Health Board

(Santa Ana) – Orange County’s plan to seek an additional $9 million in funding for public mental health services will be reviewed by the county Mental Health Board at a public hearing on Thursday, March 22 from 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. at the Delhi Center, 505 East Central, Santa Ana.

An additional $9,030,400 is available to Orange County through the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) due to higher than anticipated revenues. The money will make possible new and expanded MHSA Community Services and Supports programs during Fiscal Year 2007-08. “The plan for using these additional dollars was drafted through a process that encouraged community involvement and the plan has been approved by the local MHSA Steering Committee,” said Mark Refowitz, County Mental Health Director.

The plan describes how additional funding will be used for new or expanded programs to serve children, transitional age youth, adults and older adults with serious mental illness or serious emotional disturbance. Copies of the Plan and Executive Summary are available for review on the Orange County Health Care Agency website at http://ochealthinfo.com/prop63.

Following review and approval by the Mental Health Board, the plan must receive final approval from the Orange County Board of Supervisors before being submitted to the California Department of Mental Health. For more information on the plan or on the Mental Health Services Act, contact the MHSA Office at (714) 834-2907.
 

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