Letter to Governor Newsom (COVID-19)
Source: Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission
Resource Type: Documents and Publications
Focus Population: People experiencing Homelessness, People with Criminal or Juvenile Justice System Involvement, Youth, Transition Age Youth (TAY)
Topics: Criminal or Juvenile Justice System, Crisis Continuum of Care, Homelessness/Housing, Mental Health Services Act (MHSA): Program Funding, Administration, Schools, School-based Services, Suicide Prevention/Postvention
The purpose of this letter is to provide some context to MHSOAC’s concerns and to identify four distinct actions that can help to “flatten the next curve” of COVID-19–the mental health ramifications. It focuses on bolstering suicide prevention and response, fortifying school-based mental health, and reducing criminal justice involvement and homelessness through Full Service Partnerships.