The Band-Aid Measures
Crandall, who also legally can’t take sides on the props, says he’s still unclear on how Prop. 1E might affect local Mental Health Services Act programs — of which there are many. The Hope Center, for instance, is a peer-support facility where the mentally ill can learn recovery approaches and receive training. Another, the comprehensive community treatment program, sends teams into the community to provide daily support to mentally ill people so that they can stay independent and avoid being placed in locked facilities or hospitals. There’s a new program aimed at suicide prevention, and an anti-stigma campaign.
“Most of us will experience an episode of mental illness at some point, or will have family members that do,” said Crandall. “We want to try to normalize it, make it comparable to a physical illness such as diabetes that may be chronic but can be managed, and make sure that people access services and don’t try to deal with it on their own.”
Another new program helps 16- to 25-year-olds transitioning from home, or out of foster care, retain access to mental health services they may have used in the past.
Money diverted from MHSA programs under Prop. 1D would go to the general fund to pay for the state’s share of the federally mandated Early Periodic Screening Diagnosis and Treatment program, which serves children and young adults on Medi-Cal.
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