About Us

An Evolving Vision
The vision of CalMHSA is evolving as we provide counties an independent administrative and fiscal intergovernmental structure for jointly developing, funding, and implementing mental health services and educational programs at the state, regional, and local levels.

As an on-going efficient delivery mechanism for statewide and other California mental health projects, a central component of CalMHSA's vision is to continually promote systems and services arising from a commitment to community mental health, and to the values of the California Mental Health Services Act - 1) community collaboration; cultural competence 2) client/family-driven mental health system for children, transition age youth, adults, older adults 3) family-driven system of care for children and youth 4) wellness focus, including recovery and resilience 5) integrated mental health system service experiences and interactions.

Purpose
CalMHSA members are joined to develop and fund mental health services and education programs as determined on a regional, statewide, or other basis. Such programs may include but are not limited to the following:

• Addressing Suicide Prevention
• Ethnic/Cultural Outreach
• Stigma/Discrimination Reduction Related to Mental Illness
• Student Mental Health/Workforce Training and Education
• Training, Technical Assistance, and Capacity Building
• Provision of Necessary Administrative Services

Mission
The mission of CalMHSA is to provide member counties a flexible, efficient, and effective administrative/fiscal structure, focused on collaborative partnerships and pooling efforts in:

• Development and implementation of common strategies and programs
• Fiscal integrity, protections, and management of collective risk
• Accountability at state, regional, and local levels.

Leadership/Management
Driven, lead, and supported by best practice organizations and individuals actively working together, collaboratively developing partnerships, educating, and informing, CalMHSA operates within the statues governing Joint Powers Agreement (JPA) entities, and complies with the Brown Act open meeting requirements.