Glossary
CalMHSA Statewide PEI Initiative Glossary of Acronyms
Acronyms
| APEDP: | Advancing Policy to Eliminate Discrimination Program |
| CalMHSA: | California Mental Health Services Authority |
| CCC – SMHP: | California Community Colleges – Student Mental Health Program |
| CDC: | Centers of Disease Control |
| CiMH: | California Institute for Mental Health |
| CMHDA: | California Mental Health Directors Association |
| CSU – SMHP: | California State University – Student Mental Health Program |
| DMH: | Department of Mental Health |
| GHC: | George Hills Company |
| IAHC: | Implementation Ad Hoc Committee |
| MHSA: | Mental Health Services Act |
| MHSOAC: | Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission |
| OAC: | Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission |
| OSP: | Office of Suicide Prevention |
| PEI: | Prevention and Early Intervention |
| PPP: | Promising Practices Program |
| RFP: | Request for Proposal |
| RLSPCBP: | Regional and Local Suicide Prevention Capacity‐Building Program |
| SAMHSA: | Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
| SCW: | Statewide Coordination Workgroup |
| SDR: | Stigma and Discrimination Reduction |
| SEE: | Statewide Evaluation Experts |
| SME: | Subject Matter Expert |
| SMHI: | Student Mental Health Initiative |
| SMHPW: | Student Mental Health Policy Workgroup |
| SMSPCP: | Social Marketing Suicide Prevention Campaign Program |
| SP: | Suicide Prevention |
| SPEAP: | Suicide Prevention Evaluation and Accountability Program |
| SPNP: | Suicide Prevention Network Program |
| SPSME: | Suicide Prevention Subject Matter Expert |
| SPTWEP: | Suicide Prevention Training and Workforce Enhancement Program |
| SOW: | Scopes of Work |
| SSEP: | Strategies for a Supportive Environment Program |
| UC‐SMHP: | University and College Student Mental Health Program |
| VPPP: | Values Practices and Policies Program |
Other Resourceful Links
SAMHSA – Their glossary defines terms often used in the disaster mental health
response field and terms that may be useful in understanding cultural competence
based on standards used by the Federal Government and by national and
community‐ based systems of care. Download PDF
CA Department of Mental Health (DMH) – Their glossary is relevant to Prevention
and Early Intervention to include acronyms, terms and definitions.Download PDF
CA Alcohol and Drug Program (ADP) – Screening Brief Intervention, and Referral to
Treatment (SBI) Glossary. Learn More
