1. Creative Disruption in Children’s & Youth Mental Health
The MHSA Innovation Funding Stream
California Mental Health Advocacy for Children and Youth
2016 Conference
May 12, 2016

2. Presenters
Brian Sala, Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission (MHSOAC)
Karyn Dresser, Star Behavioral Health Group Director of Research and Program Practices
Sheridan Merritt, MHSOAC
Ashley Mills, MHSOAC

3. Workshop Purpose
Increase awareness and understanding of the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Innovation component
Identify potential innovative solutions to addressing children’s mental health needs

4. Agenda Welcome & Introductions
Overview of the MHSA Innovation Component
Examples of Innovation Projects
Small group activity to brainstorm innovative solutions in four areas of children’s mental health services:
Education
Criminal justice
Crisis services
System improvement
Report back: What have we learned?
Population of San Diego county is about 3.2 million. SANDAG 2009 estimate for North Inland region was 580,000.
About 19 pct of the region’s population identifies as ethnically Asian, including 11 pct as Filipino, and about 11 pct identify as speaking Spanish only.
The county covers 4,500 square miles. Larger than the combined areas of Rhode Island and Delaware.

5. Innovation Purpose and intent Funding and approval process
Evaluation and decision-making

6. Innovation Examples STARS Behavioral Health Group
STAY—Crisis Residential for Young Adults (San Bernardino)
PRAAC—Promoting Resiliency in African American Children (San Bernardino)
Collaboration between agencies will be measured using the IACAS
The Interagency Collaboration Activities Scale (IACAS) is a self-report questionnaire used to measure interagency collaborative activities in the
following four areas; (a) Financial and Physical Resources, (b) Program Development and Evaluation, (c) Client Services, and (d) Collaborative
Policies

7. Small Group Activity Education Criminal (Juvenile) Justice
Crisis Services
System Improvement

8. Report back: What have we learned?
Report out to larger group
Specific areas for follow-up
Next steps

9. Thank you! From Stars Behavioral Health Group From the MHSOAC
Karyn Dresser –
From the MHSOAC
Brian Sala –
Sheridan Merritt –
Ashley Mills –