Memorandum
Date: July 8, 2025
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors
From: Elise Jones, Director of Behavioral Health Services
Subject: a) Consideration of Presentation on Lake County Behavioral Health Services Mental Health Services Act Annual Update for Fiscal Year 2025-26 and Approval of Modifications to the Three-Year Plan Spanning 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26; and b) Resolution Adopting the Annual Fy 2025-26 Update to the Three-Year Lake County Mental Health Services Act Program and Expenditure Plan
Executive Summary:
LCBHS annually goes through a robust stakeholder review and community feedback process to identify any changes that are indicated for the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Three Year Plan. The attached update, for FY 2025-26, includes a summary of MHSA, the program planning process, program data and makes some minor modifications to the plan. The presentation also includes a short discussion of the upcoming Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA), the successor to MHSA, that will begin next year.
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Recommended Action:
a) Consideration of Presentation on Lake County Behavioral Health Services Mental Health Services Act Annual Update for Fiscal Year 2025-26 and Approval of Modifications to the Three-Year Plan Spanning 2023-24, 2024-25, and 2025-26; and b) Resolution Adopting the Annual Fy 2025-26 Update to the Three-Year Lake County Mental Health Services Act Program and Expenditure Plan