24/7 Toll Free Crisis Line

If you are experiencing a mental health crisis and need help right away, call:

1-855-838-0404

(A danger to oneself or others)

Mendocino County Mental Health Plan (MHP) offers free Language Line, interpreter assistance, American Sign Language, and TTY/TDD services for beneficiaries requesting or accessing services. These services may be requested at any Mental Health Plan Provider site or by calling the Mendocino County Access Line: 1-800-555-5906.

Linea de Crisis Llamada Gratis 24/7

Si usted esta experimentando una crisis de salud mental y necesita ayuda inmediata, llame:

1-855-838-0404

(Un peligro para uno mismo u otros)

El Plan de Salud Mental del Condado de Mendocino(MHP) ofrece una linea gratis de Idiomas, asistencia de interpretes, Lenguage de Signos Americano, y servicios para personas sordas, servicios para beneficiarios que requieran o tengan acceso a los servicios. Estos servicios pueden ser requeridos con cualquier proveeder del Plan de Salud Mental o llamondo al 1-800-555-5906.

Mental Health Services Act

The MHSA creates the opportunity for the State to provide increased funding to transform and support county mental health programs that provide client and family member driven "recovery and resiliency" mental health services to children (and their families), transitional age youth, adults and older adults. The Act is funded through an annual 1% tax on income in excess of $1 million to fund county mental health programs consistent with local county approved plans that include broad-based community involvement including mental health service consumers and family members of consumers.

General Information

MHSA News & Notes

The MHSA includes six components:

  1. Community Planning
  2. Community Services & Supports
  3. Capital Facilities and Information Technology
  4. Workforce Education & Training
  5. Prevention & Early Intervention
  6. Innovative Programs

Contact Us

Rena Ford
Staff Services Administrator
707-472-2358
Karen Lovato
Dep. Director or Operations
707-472-2342
Mai Pane
Staff Services Manager II
707-472-2711

MHSA Community Program Planning Process

Mendocino County’s Community Program Planning (CPP) process for the development of the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Three Year Plan includes obtaining stakeholder input in a variety of ways.  MHSA Forums, Stakeholder Committee Meetings, Program/Fiscal Management Group Meetings, Consumer Events, Behavioral Health Advisory Board Meetings, The MHSA Issue Resolution process, and e-mailed suggestions through the MHSA website are annual activities that are utilized for gathering stakeholder input.  In addition for the Three Year Planning Process, Mendocino County BHRS held a targeted series of stakeholder input sessions inland and on the coast in English and Spanish, to identify and collect stakeholder priorities for the new Three Year Plan.  Mendocino County is continuously reviewing CPP processes to improve, adjust, and/or expand the methods with which stakeholder feedback is collected. Contact us {Hyperlink to that section} if you’d like to be added to the Stakeholder notification email!

MHSA Statewide References & Resources: