December 2011

• CDCR Public Safety Realignment Handbook, Helpful Resources for California's Counties in Implementing 2011's Public Safety Realignment Legislation (December 22, 2011) (Link)
• SAMHSA Announces a Working Definition of "Recovery" from Mental Disorders and Substance Use Disorders (December 22, 2011) (Link)
• Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) Analysis of CSAC's Constitutional Amendment Related to the 2011 Realignment of State Programs and Revenues (December 16, 2011) (Link)
• CMHDA Outcomes Measurement and Evaluation Principles, Adopted by CMHDA All Directors, December 15, 2011 (December 21, 2011) (PDF 43 KB)
• DMH Community Mental Health Statewide Stakeholder Meeting Agenda, December 21, 2011 (December 20, 2011) (PDF 145 KB)
• CMHDA Fact Sheet: 2011 Realignment: Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health and Substance Abuse Treatment Services (December 2011) (PDF 400 KB)
• CMHDA Fact Sheet: AB 100 Mental Health Fact Sheet (December 2011) (PDF 335 KB)
• CMHDA Fact Sheet: AB 109 Criminal Justice Alignment (December 2011) (PDF 415 KB)
• California Department of Aging Information on Elimination of Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) Program (December 19, 2011) (Link)
• ADP-DMH Short-Doyle Medi-Cal Part 2 5010 Cut-Over Approach (December 7, 2011) (PDF 40 KB)
• DHCS Short-Doyle Medi-Cal Part 2 5010 Cut-Over Approach (December 7, 2011) (PDF 294 KB)
• Letter from Governor Brown on Proposed Ballot Initiative to Temporarily Raise Revenues (December 5, 2011) (PDF 545 KB)
• E-mail Regarding APS Healthcare - EQRO Webinar on Statewide Medi-Cal Psychiatric Inpatient Follow-Up Services (December 5, 2011) (PDF 85 KB)
• CiMH MHSA Housing Program Memo to Counties (October 26, 2011) (PDF 358 KB)
• Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) MHSA Housing Program Memo to Counties (October 25, 2011) (PDF 126 KB)

November 2011

• UCLA Center for Health Policy Research, "Adult Mental Health Needs in California" (November 30, 2011) (Link)
• 2010-11 Live Well, San Diego! Building Better Health, Highlights and Accomplishments, County of San Diego (November 8, 2011) (PDF 2.5 MB)
  • Memo to San Diego Board of Supervisors Regarding 2010-11 Live Well, San Diego! Building Better Health (November 8, 2011) (PDF 44 KB)
• University of California San Francisco, Office of Continuing Medical Education, 2012 Developmental Disabilities Meeting (November 21, 2011) (Link)
• RAND Corporation Report, "Understanding the Public Health Implications of Prisoner Reentry in California" (November 21, 2011) (Link)
• CMSP Governing Board, "Path2Health" Medical Provider Trainings (November 18, 2011) (PDF 382 KB)
• CMSP Governing Board, "Path2Health" Hospital and Clinic Trainings (November 18, 2011) (PDF 382 KB)
• Anthem Blue Cross, "Path2Health" Behavioral HealthTrainings (November 18, 2011) (PDF 369 KB)
• Legislative Analyst's Office, "California's Fiscal Outlook: The 2012-13 Budget" (November 16, 2011) (Link)
• Center for Behavioral Health Services & Criminal Justice Research, "The Next Generation of Behavioral Health and Criminal Justice Interventions: Improving Outcomes by Improving Interventions" (September 2011) (PDF 1.2 MB)
  • Message from Nancy Wolff, Ph.D., Director Center for Behavioral Health Services & Criminal Justice Research Regarding Monograph (October 3, 2011) (PDF 113 KB)
• E-mail From DHCS Regarding the Update on he California Department of Health Care Services' 1115 Waiver Behavioral Health Service Needs Assessment (November 10, 2011) (PDF 43 KB)
• E-mail Regarding CDCR-Div. of Correctional Health Care Services Upcoming Web Meetings on Post Release Community Supervision (November 8, 2011) (PDF 82 KB)
  • How To Join A Web Meeting As An Attendee (for CDCR Web Meeting) (November 8, 2011) (PDF 199 KB)
• Kidsdata.org - "California's Youth Suicide Rate Has Declined, Updated Data Show" (November 3, 2011) (Link)

October 2011

• DHCS News Release: Department of Health Care Services Announces Federal Approval of Medi-Cal Budget Reductions (October 27, 2011) (PDF 112 KB)
• Californians for Olmstead, A Blueprint for Advocates: Recommended Next Steps to Advance California's Implementation of the Supreme Court's Olmstead Decision (October 27, 2011) (Link)
• E-mail and Fact Sheet from California Partnership for Access to Treatment (CPAT) Regarding Cuts to Medicare Part B (October 21, 2011) (PDF 98 KB)
  • Letter to Congressman Becerra from the Association of Northern California Oncologists (ANCO) Regarding Cuts to Medicare Part B (October 6, 2011) (PDF 72 KB)
• E-mail from DHCS, "Short-Doyle Medi-Cal 5010 (SDMC 5010) Project for Behavioral Health including Alcohol and Drug Program (ADP) and Mental Health is on Track for Compliance by January 1, 2012" (October 21, 2011) (PDF 45 KB)
• California Association of Social Rehabilitation Agencies (CASRA), Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Benefit for Dual Eligibles, Update for 2012 (October 20, 2011) (Link)
• DHCS Adult Day Health Care (ADHC) Transition, Frequently Asked Questions (October 18, 2011) (PDF 78 KB)
• DHCS Letter to CMS Regarding IMD Demonstration Project Submission (October 12, 2011) (PDF 491 KB)
• CalSWEC Integrated Foundation & Advanced Competencies - Chart Explanation (October 14, 2011) (PDF 100 KB)
  • CalSWEC Foundation and Advanced Competencies and Practice Indicators - Mental Health (October 14, 2011) (PDF 473 KB)
• Transition Plan for the Transfer of the Drug Medi-Cal Treatment Program from the Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs to the Department of Health Care Services, effective July 1, 2012 (October 1, 2012) (PDF 860 KB)
• Transition Plan for the Transfer of Medi-Cal Related Specialty Mental Health Services from the Department of Mental Health to the Department of Health Care Services, effective July 1, 2012 (October 1, 2012) (PDF 926 KB)

September 2011

• "Governor Brown Pledges State Support as Local Leaders Launch Realignment" (September 29, 2011) (PDF 23 KB)
• CDCR Post Release Community Supervision Release Planning for Mental Health (September 29, 2011) (PDF 100 MB)
• DHCS: Medi-Cal Inmate Eligibility Program (MCIEP Overview) (PDF 905 KB)
• Updates on CMS Electronic Health Record Incentive Programs (September 28, 2011) (PDF 259 KB)
• MHSOAC Letter to DMH Regarding Reversion of Innovation Funds (September 27, 2011) (PDF 50 KB)
• DMH Community Mental Health Stakeholder Regional Meeting Summary Webinar, Save the Date, September 16, 2011 (September 13, 2011) (PDF 43 KB)
• 2011 Health Information Technology Behavioral Health Criteria (September 12, 2011) (PDF 291 KB)
• The National Reentry Resource Center Presentation, "Recidivism Reduction, Substance Use and Co-Occurring Disorders: What Does Evidence and Practice Tell Us?" (September 9, 2011) (PDF 840 KB)
• CMHDA Recommendations on State Administration of Community Mental Health (September 7, 2011) (PDF 107 KB)
• San Diego County's Second Annual Primary Care and Behavioral Health Integration Summit, Emerging Best Practices & New Next Frontiers, September 20, 2011 (September 7, 2011) (PDF 147 KB)
• California Mental Health Planning Council Hiring Opportunity, Executive Officer (September 6, 2011) (PDF 15 KB)
• DHS All County Welfare Directors Letter 93-41, Medi-Cal Eligibility for Institutional Inmates, July 7, 1993 (September 2, 2011) (PDF 232 KB)
• Katie A Settlement Agreement (September 1, 2011) (PDF 1.5 MB)

August 2011

• DHCS Presentation, "Medi-Cal Inmate Eligibility Program (MCIEP) Overview" (August 31, 2011) (PDF 1.9 MB)
• DHCS and DMH Memo, Save the Date, September 19, 2011 Stakeholder Meeting Regarding the Transition Plan to Transfer Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services to DHCS (August 31, 2011) (PDF 51 KB)
• NAMI California Policy Statement, DMH Reorganization (August 29, 2011) (PDF 112 KB)
• DHCS E-mail Regarding Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Tranfer: Revised Timeline for Stakeholder Input (August 24, 2011) (PDF 46 KB)
• CSAC Fact Sheet: 2011-12 Budget “Trigger Reductions" (August 23, 2011) (Link)
• Legislative Analyst's Office Report, "2011 Realignment: Addressing Issues to Promote Its Long-Term Success," (August 19, 2011) (Link)
• DHCS/DMH Stakeholder Meeting Regarding the Transfer of Medi-Cal Related Specialty Mental Health Services to DHCS, August 22, 2011
  • August 22, 2011 Meeting Notice (August 18, 2011) (PDF 53 KB)
  • Meeting Agenda, August 22, 2011 (August 18, 2011) (PDF 158 KB)
  • Draft Transition Plan (August 18, 2011) (PDF 805 KB)
  • DHCS Current Organization Chart (August 18, 2011) (PDF 64 KB)
  • DHCS Draft Organization Chart (August 18, 2011) (PDF 68 KB)
• E-mail from DHCS Regarding August 22, 2011 Specialty Mental Health Stakeholder Meeting (August 17, 2011) (PDF 48 KB)
• California Watch Article, "Housing Program for Mentally Ill Struggles in Rural Counties" (August 16, 2011) (Link)
• Listing on DMH Website of Facilities Providing Mental Health Treatment to Individuals Committed under the Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Act (August 15, 2011) (Link)
• CapitolAlert article "California Housing Program for Mentally Ill Needs Revising" (August 12, 2011) (link)
• California Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes "Housing the Mentally Ill and Chronically Homeless: An Effective Solution, But Counties Need Greater Flexibility" (August 11, 2011) (PDF 965 KB)
• California Department of Mental Health's (DMH) Full Partnership Tool Kit, Adult, Prepared by CIMH (August 4, 2011) (PDF 3.2 MB)
• CMHDA's Medi-Cal Policy Committee's Recommendations for the DHCS July 27 County Stakeholder Meeting, Draft for Review and Discussion (August 4, 2011) (PDF 88 KB)
• DHCS PowerPoint: "Medi-Cal Inmate Eligibility Program (MCIEP) Overview" (August 3, 2011) (PDF 1.9 MB)
• DMH Save the Date: First DMH Community Mental Health Stakeholder Meeting on August 2, 2011 (August 1, 2011) (PDF 53 KB)
• DMH Community Mental Health Stakeholder Meeting Agenda, August 2, 2011 (August 1, 2011) (PDF 63 KB)
• DMH 2011 Behavioral Health Stakeholder Summer Schedule (July 29, 2011) (PDF 20 KB)
• DMH and DHCS Save-the-Date Memo: August 22, 2011 Stakeholder Meeting Regarding the Transfer of Medi-Cal Related Specialty Mental Health Services to DHCS (August 1, 2011) (PDF 88 KB)

July 2011

• City and County of San Francisco Public Safety Realignment and Post Release Community Supervision 2011 Implementation Plan (July 18, 2011) (PDF 1.5 MB)
• DMH Information Notice 11-09: Annual Review Protocol for Consolidated Specialty Mental Health Services and Other Funded Services for Fiscal Year 2011-12 (July 25, 2011) (Link)
• CSAC, CSSA, CPOC 2011 Public Safety Realignment, Key Provisions in AB 109/AB 117: Adult Offender Population Transfers to Counties (July 22, 2011) (PDF 294 KB)
• AB 109 Crime Exclusion List (July 22, 2011) (PDF 137 KB)
• CSAC Handout - 2011-12 County Allocations (AB 109 Training Planning) and ADP (July 21, 2011) (Excel 47 KB)
• CMHDA Recommended FY 2011-12 SEP Allocation Methodology (July 20, 2011) (PDF 59 KB)
• CMHDA Recommended FY 2011-12 Managed Care Allocation Methodology (July 20, 2011) (Excel 15 KB)
• CMHDA Recommended FY 2011-12 EPSDT Allocation Methodology (July 20, 2011) (PDF 59 KB)
• Medicaid and Behavioral Health. CMS ppt presentation, July 18, 2011 (PDF 943 KB)
• CMHDA 2011-12 State Budget Update: Overview of the Final Budget (July 13, 2011) (PDF 110 KB)
• CMHDA Guide to Community Mental Health Issues in the Final 2011-12 State Budget (July 13, 2011) (Word 128 KB)
• CSAC Memo to Members Re: AB 117 and Community Corrections Partnerships (July 12, 2011) (PDF 55 KB)
• CSAC's Brief Summary of Key Provisions in AB 109 and AB 117: 2011 Public Safety Realignment - Updated July 2011 (July 11, 2011) (PDF 78 KB)
• California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and Department of Mental Health (DMH) Memo, Stakeholder Meeting Regarding the Transfer of Medi-Cal Related Specialty Mental Health Services to the Department of Health Care Services (July 8, 2011) (PDF 69 KB)
  • DHCS, DMH Mental Health Stakeholder Meeting Agenda, July 12, 2011 (July 8, 2011) (PDF 162 KB)
  • Draft Timeline for Medi-Cal Mental Health Services, Transition Plan and Stakeholder Meetings (July 8, 2011) (PDF 123 KB)
  • Questions for Mental Health Stakeholder Meeting, July 12, 2011 (July 8, 2011) (PDF 13 KB)
  • Medi-Cal Mental Health Functions Currently Performed by DMH to be Transferred to DHCS by July 1, 2012 (July 8, 2011) (PDF 85 KB)
  • Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Current DHCS Functions for Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services (July 8, 2011) (PDF 67 KB)
• Summary of June 23 CSAC Corrections Issues and Implementation Group Conference Call (July 6, 2011) (PDF 41 KB)
• California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (DADP) Save the Date Memo, Stakeholder Meeting Regarding the Transfer of the Drug Medi-Cal Program to the Department of Health Care Services (June 27, 2011) (PDF 67 KB)

June 2011

• HIPAA 5010 and the National Provider Identifier (June 30, 2011) (Link)
• Letter to DHCS on the Approval of the Specialty Mental Health Waiver (June 22, 2011) (PDF 940 KB)
• Governor Brown's Letter to President Obama on Medicaid Issues (June 27, 2011) (PDF 471 KB)
• CSAC Executive Director's Watch (June 28, 2011) (PDF 141 KB)
• SAMHSA Community Mental Health Services Block Grant
  • 2011-12 County Application Renewal Documents (June 28, 2011) (Link)
• CSAC Budget Action Bulletin (June 16, 2011) (PDF 243 KB)
• CMHDA Memo to Members - FY 2011-12 State Budget Passed by Legislature June 15, 2011 (PDF 198 KB)
• CMS Press Release, "Medicare Proposes New Standards for Community Mental Health Centers," (June 16, 2011) (Link)
• CSAC Executive Director's Watch, "On the Floor - CSAC Opposes Budget Proposal," (June 15, 2011) (PDF 119 KB)
  • CSAC Letter Regarding Anticipated 2011-12 Budget Plan - OPPOSE (June 15, 2011) (PDF 45 KB)
• California Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems (CAPH) Policy Brief, June 2011, "The Delivery System Reform Incentive Program: Transforming Care Across Public Hospital Systems" (June 15, 2011) (Link)
  • CAPH Policy Brief, June 2011, Executive Summary (June 15, 2011) (Link)
• E-mail from DHCS on 1115 Waiver Behavioral Health Needs Assessment Workplan (June 8, 2011) (PDF 58 KB)
• E-mail from ACS on Medi-Cal Companion Guides (June 14, 2011) (PDF 71 KB)
  • HIPAA 5010 Companion Guides Update (Link)
  • ASC X12 Intellectual Property Use (Link)
• CA Health and Human Services Agency Notice Re: Dept. of Alcohol and Drug and Dept. of Mental Health Reorganization (May, 2011) (PDF 41 KB)
• DMH Letter to CMHDA, Distribution of Mental Health Services Act Funds (May 26, 2011) (PDF 706 KB)

May 2011

• CMHDA Memos to Budget Committees on the Governor's 2011-12 May Revise
  • CMHDA Memo: State Government Reorganization (May 25, 2011) (PDF 78 KB)
  • CMHDA Memo: Transition Healthy Families Program to Medi-Cal (May 24, 2011) (PDF 78 KB)
  • CMHDA Memo: Realignment of Medi-Cal Community Mental Health Programs (May 20, 2011) (PDF 101 KB)
    • Enclosure: Further Realignment of California's Community Mental Health Programs: Key Policy Recommendations (May 18, 2011 Draft for Discussion) (PDF 120 KB)
  • CMHDA Memo: Mental Health Services for Special Education Students (AB 3632) (May 20, 2011) (PDF 75 KB)
• Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Community Services and Supports (CSS), Evaluation Brief, Summary and Synthesis of Findings on CSS Consumer Outcomes (May 2, 2011) (PDF 439 KB)
  • Appendix, List of CSS and MHSA Documents Reviewed (May 2, 2011) (PDF 276 KB)
• Senate Committee on Budget & Fiscal Review, May Revision Highlights (May 16, 2011) (PDF 158 KB)
• CMHDA Memo Regarding the Governor's 2011-12 May Revise (May 16, 2011) (PDF 125 KB)
• CSAC Budget Action Bulletin, Summary of the Governor's May Revision (May 16, 2011) (PDF 330 KB)
• California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) Press Release - CalMHSA Awards Suicide Prevention Contracts (May 11, 2011) (PDF 64 KB)
  • "Steinberg Applauds Awarding of Prop. 63 Suicide Prevention Funds," (May 11, 2011) (PDF 195 KB)
• CMHDA Distribution Workgroup Proposed AB 100 Allocation Methodologies, All Directors Conference Call (May 9, 2011) (PDF 93 KB)
• Administrative Office of the Courts, Task Force for Criminal Justice Collaboration on Mental Health Issues: Final Report, "Recommendations for Changing the Paradigm For Persons with Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System," (May 9, 2011) (PDF 1.9 MB)
  • Admin. Office of the Courts, Judicial Council, News Release "State Task Force Seeks to Improve Ways to Handle Mental Health Cases in Criminal Justice System" (April 29, 2011) (PDF 78 KB)
• DMH Information Notice 11-06, Dual Eligible (Medicare/Medi-Cal) Claiming in Short Doyle Medi-Cal Phase II-April 29, 2011 (Link)
  • Enclosure 1: Medicare National Coverage Determination Manual Chapter 1, Part 1 (Link)
  • Enclosure 2: Medicare Benefit Policy Manual Chapter 15 (Link)
• CSAC and CSSA Memo Regarding Expiration of Vehicle License Fee/Notice Requirement for Booking Fees (April 29, 2011) (PDF 337 KB)

April 2011

• DHCS, DMH, ADP, Short-Doyle Medi-Cal 5010 Trading Partner Companion Guide Walk Through
  • Survey (April 27, 2011) (PDF 184 KB)
  • Agenda (April 27, 2011) (PDF 186 KB)
• San Bernardino County Summary of Low-Income Health Program (LIHP) Statewide Activity
  • LIHP County Comparison Grid (April 15, 2011) (PDF 423 KB)
  • LIHP Application County Comparison Summary of Findings (April 15, 2011) (PDF 77 KB)
• County Medical Services Program (CMSP) Low-Income Health Program (LIHP) Webinar - PowerPoint Slides (April 14 and 20, 2011) (Link)
• CMHDA Principles to Consider as Counties Face Budget Reductions, Revised April 13, 2011 (April 20, 2011) (PDF 81 KB)
• Sacramento County v. State of California, Notice of Entry of Order on AB 3632 (April 19, 2011) (PDF 423 KB)
• Sacramento County v. State of California, Notice of Entry of Judgement on AB 3632 (April 19, 2011) (PDF 202 KB)
• Approved State Plan Amendments (SPAs) For Targeted Case Management (10-012B) and Rehab. Services (10-016) (April 19, 2011) (Link)
• CSAC, The County Voice, "County Government Works: Calaveras Helps Staff Climb to New Heights" (April 12, 2011) (Link)
• DMH Information Notice 11-05, Mental Health Services Act Prudent Reserve Fiscal Policy Change (April 8, 2011) (Link)
• World Health Organization, "Impact of Economic Crises on Mental Health" (April 11, 2011) (Link)
• DMH, "Stepping Up: Innovations in Career Development for California Mental Health Consumers" (May 2, 2010) (PDF 1. 2MB)
• CMSP Behavioral Health/Primary Care Integration Demonstration Program Report (April 1, 2011) (Link)
• Joint Association Letter to Governor Brown Regarding Budget Developments (March 31, 2011) (PDF 460 KB)

March 2011 

• CSAC Press Release, "CSAC Supports Constitutional Amendment SCA 1X/ACA 2X" (March 24, 2011) (PDF 12 KB)
  • CSAC Letter to Governor Brown Regarding Support of SCA 1X/ACA 2X (Steinberg/Blumenfield) (March 24, 2011) (PDF 46 KB)
• California Healthline article, "Hits Keep Coming For Mental Health Community in California," (March 24, 2011) (Link)
• AB 1297 (Chesbro) Medi-Cal: Mental Health - CMHDA Support Letter (March 23, 2011) (PDF 116 KB)
• AB 1297 (Chesbro) Medi-Cal: Mental Health - Sample Support Letter (March 23, 2011) (Word 45 KB)
• Department of Finance MHSA 2009 Annual Adjustment Reconciliation Letter (March 11, 2011) (PDF 104 KB)
• California Healthline, "California Comes Up $1.4 Billion Short, " (March 14, 2011) (Link)
• Realignment Constitutional Amendments
  • SCA 1X (Steinberg) (March 15, 2011) (Link)
  • SCA 2X (Blumenfield) (March 15, 2011) (Link)
• MHSA Budget Trailer Bill for FY 2011-12, as of March 14, 2011 (March 15, 2011) (Link)
• CMHDA Presentation - Governor's 2011-12 Proposed State Budget Update (March 10, 2011) (PPT 326 MB)
• Information from The California Network of Mental Health Clients Presented to CMHDA's Governing March 9, 2011, Including Up-Coming Regional Events
  • California Network Regional Forums 2011, "The Reaching Across: Welcome The Power of Diversity," (March 11, 2011) (PDF 198 KB)
  • California Network Regional Forums 2011 - Request for County Support (March 11, 2011) (PDF 184 KB)
  • California Peer Support Coalition (March 11, 2011) (PDF 45 KB)
  • California Network of Mental Health Clients - Brochure (March 11, 2011) (PDF 646 KB)
  • California Network of Mental Health Clients - Introduction Presentation (March 11, 2011) (PDF 3.2 MB)
• Draft of Realignment Constitutional Amendment (March 9, 2011) (PDF 108 KB)
  • CSAC Summary of Changes of Realignment Constitutional Amendment (March 9, 2011) (PDF 46 KB)
• Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services, African American Utilization Report, Goals and Recommendations, Winter 2011 (March 8, 2011) (PDF 1.2 MB)
• CSAC Summary of HHS-Related State Budget Actions (March 7, 2011) (PDF 45 KB)
• Short-Doyle Medi-Cal Phase II Action Item List Priorities Log (March 3, 2011) (Link)
• Administration's 2011 Draft Realignment Constitutional Amendment (February 28, 2011) (PDF 393 KB)
• CSAC Summary: Administration's 2011 Draft Realignment Constitutional Amendment (February 28, 2011) (PDF 114 KB)

February 2011 

• CA School Boards Association vs. the State - AB 3632 Court of Appeals Ruling (February 25, 2011) (PDF 115 MB)
• DOF Revised Restructure and Realignment (February 25, 2011) (PDF 286 KB)
• Budget Conference Committee State Administrative Funds 2011-12 Action (February 25, 2011) (PDF 139 KB)
• CMHDA E-mail Regarding California Department of Health Care Services Holding Regional Workshops Related to the Mandatory Enrollment of Medi-Cal Beneficiaries Into Managed Care Plans (February 25, 2011) (PDF 50 KB)
• CMHDA Recommended Legislative Language for Governor's MHSA Diversion Proposal (February 23, 2011) (PDF 87 KB)
• CMHDA ltr to Budget Conference Committee re: DOF Proposal to Streamline MHSA Administration (February 23, 2011) (PDF 147 KB)
• National Center for Youth Law, "Improving Outcomes for Youth in the Juvenile Justice System," A Review of Alameda County's Collaborative Mental Health Court (February 2011) (PDF 2.1 MB)
• The Sacramento Bee Editorial, "Viewpoints: Leadership, Incentives Needed to Realign State-Local Roles," Daniel Hancock, Little Hoover Commission (February 20, 2011) (PDF 98 KB)
• CSAC "2011 Realignment: General Realignment Issues/Mitigations, Technical Issues by Program Area (February 22, 2011)" (PDF 366 KB)
• Assembly Budget Committee: Subcommittee Reports: 2011-12 Budget (February 18, 2011) (PDF 0 KB)
• California State Senate, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review, Quick Summary (February 18, 2011) (PDF 149 KB)
• Department of Mental Health Information Notice 11-04, Dual-Eligible (Medicare/Medi-Cal) Claiming in Short Doyle Phase II (February 17, 2011) (Link)
• Dept of Finance Letter re:  Streamline State Oversight of MHSA (February 18, 2011) (PDF 259 KB)
• LIHP CPE Protocol Mental Health Services (Posted: February 7, 2011) (Word 116 KB)
• California Senate Office of Research Policy Brief, "Path to Care: How Federal Legislation Requiring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment will Impact California" (February 2011) (PDF 174 KB)
• State Net Capitol Journal, "State's Struggle to Fund Mental Health Care" (February 14, 2011) (Link)
• Opinion Editorial By Andrew Poat, "Mental Illness Milestone" (February 10, 2011) (PDF 47 KB)
• AB 3632 Lawsuit - Minutes Orders - Superior Court of CA, County of Sacramento et al. vs. State of California, et al. (February 9, 2011) (PDF 45 KB)
• Southern California Physician Magazine, "Mental Health: Fighting The Stigma" (February 9, 2011) (PDF 1.1 MB)
• California Department of Mental Health, Mental Health Services Act Expenditure Report, FY 2010-11 (January 2011) (Link)
• CMHDA Presentation on California Mental Health Funding:  Evolution and Policy Implications Pre- and Post-MHSA (February 3, 2011) (PPT 423 KB)

January 2011 

• CMHDA, "Bringing California's Behavioral Health Systems into Full Alignment" (January 31, 2011) (PDF 93 KB)
• CMHDA Memo regarding Governor's FY 2011-12 January State Budget for Community Mental Health (January 31, 2011) (PDF 117 KB)
• CMHDA Implementation Issues and Recommendations regarding the Governor's Proposed FY 11-12 MHSA Redirection (January 31, 2011) (PDF 111 KB)
• MHSOAC Press Release, "California Mental Health Commission Approves Over $123 million for Prevention and Early Intervention, Statewide Suicide Prevention, Stigma and Discrimination Reduction and Student Mental Health Programs," (January 27, 2011) (PDF 82 KB)
• Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) Report on Alcohol and Drug Program Realignment, Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Health and Human Services (January 26, 2011) (Link)
• Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) Report on AB 3632 Mental Health Services, Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Health and Human Services and Assembly Budget Subcommitte #2 on Education (January 26, 2011) (Link)
• Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) Report on Mental Health Realignment, Presented to Assembly Budget Subcommittee #1 on Health and Human Services (January 26, 2011) (Link)
• Approved California State Plan Amendment Number 10-012B (Posted: January 4, 2011) (PDF 418 KB)
• Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission's (MHSOAC) Fact Sheets (Link)
• The Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) The 2011-12 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget (January 12, 2011) (Link)
• DMH Inventory Form of 5150 County Designated Facilities (January 12, 2011) (Word 114 KB)
• CMHDA's Memo to Members: Governor's 2011-12 State Budget Proposal (January 11, 2011) (PDF 247 KB)
• DHCS Summary, 2011-12 Governor's Budget (January 10, 2011) (PDF 67 KB)
• CSAC Budget Action Bulletin: Highlights of the Governor's Proposed 2011-12 State Budget (January 10, 2011) (Link)
• Letter from Senator Steinberg to DMH on Prop. 63 Proposal (January 10, 2011) (PDF 79 KB)
• Legislative Analyst's Office, Cal Facts Brochure (January 2011) (Link)
• DHCS E-mail, Draft Requested Conformance to the HIPAA 837 Transaction Recommended 5,000 Claim Segment Limit (January 5, 2011) (PDF 39 KB)
• CSAC's Executive Director's Watch, "Rethinking Government: It Begins Today" (January 4, 2011) (PDF 182 KB)
• MHSOAC's First Report to the Governor and Legislature, Appendices A-D (January 2011) (Link)
• Stephen Mayberg's E-mail Regarding His Resignation from State DMH (December 23, 2010) (PDF 40 KB)