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Announcements

  • The Mental Health Loan Assumption Program is now available!  Through a partnership between the California Department of Mental Health and the Health Professions Education Foundation/Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development, up to $2.5 million annually will be offered in educational loan repayment funds via the Mental Health Services Act.  Eligible applicants must be employed in the Public Mental Health System in hard-to-fill or hard-to-retain positions, as determined by the county mental health director.  The eligible mental health providers include:

    • Psychologists
    • Marriage and Family Therapists
    • Social Workers
    • Psychiatrists
    • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners

    The Spring 2009 application cycle’s deadline is March 24, 2009.

    To learn more about this exciting opportunity, including eligibility requirements, repayment amounts, and other important information about the Mental Health Loan Assumption Program, please visit the following link: http://www.oshpd.ca.gov/HPEF/LMHSPLRP.html.  At this link, the application and application addendum can be downloaded.

    To request assistance with the application process, please contact the Health Professions Education Foundation at (800) 773-1669. 

    For additional information about the Mental Health Loan Assumption Program, you can also contact Inna Tysoe at the California Department of Mental Health.  Ms. Tysoe can be reached at (916) 654-3662 or by email at Inna.Tysoe@dmh.ca.gov.

  • DMH Information Notice 08-20, Request for Application for Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Workforce Education and Training Funding for Regional Partnerships - 07/29/08

  • Mental Health Services Act Five-Year Workforce Education and Training Development Plan pdficon -This Five-Year Plan, developed in response to Welfare and Institutions Code Sections 5820-5822 of the MHSA, has been finalized and was approved by the California Mental Health Planning Council. It covers the period April 2008 to April 2013, with subsequent plans to be developed every five years. This document provides a vision, values and mission for Workforce Education and Training programs and activities, and will assist California in moving toward an integrated mental health service delivery system.- 07/17/08 pdficon

  • DMH Information Notice 08-16, Plan Update Guidelines for Fiscal Year 2008/09 Addendum – Modified Process - 07/01/08

  • Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas pdficon - The Department of Mental Health (DMH) has been working with the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) to increase the number of California communities that are federally designated as Mental Health Professional Shortage Areas (Mental HPSA). A Mental HPSA designation provides access to federal benefits designed to bring mental health professionals to designated shortage areas and improve the distribution of such professionals. Benefits are many and varied, and include student loan repayment, scholarships and scholar placement programs, visa waiver programs, bonuses to psychiatrists, and a drug discount program. This booklet is a partial listing and description of potential federal benefits in which a designated Mental HPSA may apply. For more information on obtaining assistance in the designation process, or to add programs or correct information in this booklet, email Inna.Tysoe@dmh.ca.gov- 6/11/08

  • DMH Information Notice 08-13, Funding Augmentation to the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Workforce Education and Training Component - 06/10/08

Background

Pursuant to the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), the California Department of Mental Health (DMH) must collect county data, complete a statewide occupational needs assessment, and develop a five-year plan addressing a statewide mental health education and training program. In meeting this legal obligation, DMH is committed to increasing the quantity and quality of trained persons available for employment in the mental health system while increasing family and consumer involvement in service delivery and encouraging development of a diverse workforce. The MHSA envisions a system that promotes recovery/wellness for adults and older adults with severe mental illness and resiliency for children and youth with serious emotional disorders and their families.

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Programs

Workforce Staffing Support - County Mental Health Programs are developing and implementing programs and activities as part of their Workforce Education and Training Component. This listing entitled MHSA County Workforce Education and Training Coordinators pdficonprovides contact information for each County's MHSA Workforce Education and Training Coordinator. For more information on County programs and activities, or to update information on this listing, you may email Shayn.Anderson@dmh.ca.gov, or Ashilton@cmhda.org. - 06/23/08

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