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  • MHSA stipend programs provide financial incentives to encourage students with critical skills to work in the public mental health system.Click to enlarge Map of Mental Health Professional Stipends 2009 One-year stipends are repaid by one year’s employment in the public mental health system. In fiscal year (FY) 2009-10, 160 Marriage and Family Therapy, clinical psychology and psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner stipends will be available; 196 Masters of Social Work stipend slots will be available. A map of the stipend programs is provided.

    A map of the MHSA Mental Health Proffessional Stipends 2009 is provided. Please click on the map to the left.
 


  • MH partnered with the Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development—Health Professions Education Foundation (OSHPD-HPEF) to award a total of $2.5 million in MHSA funds to repay educational loans.

    • Click to enlarge MHSA Mental Health Loan Assumption Program 2009 This helps counties recruit and retain mental health professionals. A total of 288 awardees from 44 counties were selected in FY 2008-09; 71 percent of the awardees are bi-cultural and 68 percent are bilingual. The awardees will have a loan payment made after 12 months of work in the public mental health system. A map of Mental Health Loan Assumption awardees by county is provided.

    A map of the MHSA Mental Health Local Assumption Program 2009 is provided. Please click on the map to the left.

 

 

  • The Physician Assistant (PA) program addresses a shortage of individuals who can administer psychotropic medications and improve their ability to identify and respond to mental health issues. In FY 2008-09, DMH partnered with OSHPD to award a total of $500,000 to 5 PA programs. These awards will enable 383 PAs to acquire specialized training in mental health. A map of the Physician Assistant and Psychiatric Residency programs is provided. Click to enlarge

    The Psychiatric Residency Programs address the shortage of psychiatrists in the public mental health system. MHSA funds have allowed for expansion of the UC Davis Integrated Medicine Psychiatry and Residency Training program. This program will train up to 23 residents over the next three years. Kern County is developing a Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Fellowship Program that will supply two additional board certified child psychiatrists per year, and plans are underway with UCSF in Fresno to develop a new Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship program.

    A map of the Physician Assistant and Psychiatric Residency programs is provided. Please click on the map to the left.

 

 

 

  • 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, educational loan repayment funds will be offered 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.

    graphic showing two people talkingThe application deadline is January 24, 2010.

    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/MHLAP.html . You can download the application at this link.

    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 09-19, Implementation of the State-Administered Mental Health Loan Assumption Program (MHLAP) for State Fiscal Year (FY) 2009-10

  • DMH Information Notice 09-03, Implementation of the State-Administered Mental Health Loan Assumption Program (MHLAP) for State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2008-09 - 03/11/09

  • 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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