The recording and materials for the first public listening
session hosted by the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS)
on April 19, 2024, on Proposition 1 – Behavioral Health
Infrastructure Bond Act of 2024 Behavioral Health Continuum
Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 7 and Round 8: Unmet
Needs – are now available. This was the first of monthly
public listening sessions being held through October 2024:
Proposition
1, which was approved by the voters, appeared on the March 5
statewide primary election ballot as a legislatively referred
state statute consisting of two main components – the Behavioral
Health Services Act (BHSA) (SB
326) and the Behavioral Health Infrastructure Bond Act
(BHIBA) (AB
531) – providing for statutory changes to reform the state’s
behavioral health system and create more supportive housing and
behavioral health treatment resources. The BHIBA authorizes a
$6.38 billion general obligation bond to develop an array of
behavioral health treatment facilities, residential care
settings, and supportive housing.
DHCS reports it is developing plans for distribution of $4.3
billion in BHIBA funds for BHCIP competitive grants. Of note to
counties, $1.5 billion of the BHCIP total is to be awarded
through grants exclusively to counties, cities, and tribal
entities; and local jurisdictions are not precluded from applying
for additional funds.
More information on current BHCIP rounds is available on the
BHCIP
website. Questions related to the public listening session
may be submitted to BHTinfo@DHCS.ca.gov.
