Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Change in Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission’s Role

Jul 13, 2023 - The vast majority ­ of MHSA revenues —at least 95   percent —goes directly to counties, which use it to support a variety of services for individuals with or at risk of mental illness. Currently, the MHSA establishes broad categories for how counties can spend the funding: Community Services and Supports (CSS), which funds direct service provision; Prevention and Early
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4781

Mental Health Services Act: Proposed Restructuring of the MHSA Funding Categories and Impacts on County Spending

Jul 13, 2023 - The vast majority ­ of MHSA revenues —at least 95   percent —goes directly to counties, which use it to support a variety of services for individuals with or at risk of mental illness. The MHSA establishes broad categories for how counties can spend the funding, including the percent of funds which must —or sometimes may —be spent on specific kinds of activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4782

Mental Health Services Act: Impact of Governor's Proposal on Funding for Children and Youth

Aug 10, 2023 - The vast majority ­ of MHSA revenues —at least 95   percent —goes directly to counties, ­ ­ ­ ­which use it to support a variety of services for individuals with or at risk of mental illness. Our earlier analysis of the Governor’s proposal to change the MHSA funding categories provides a description of what type of services are funded under current law.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4786

Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - For example, lower and warmer water levels in the Sacramento River in the summers of 2014 and 2015 resulted in the death  of 95  p ercent of the river ’s juvenile winter ‑run Chinook salmon in those years —practically  eliminating two out of three existing cohorts of this endangered species.  
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575