Learn about innovation projects
Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Innovation (INN) funds provide exciting opportunities to learn something new that has the potential to transform the behavioral health system. In general, Innovation projects are time-limited and meet certain requirements that contributes to learning and one that tries out new approaches that can inform current and future practices.
Pursuant to Welfare and Institutions Code Section 5830, all MHSA Innovation projects included in the innovative program portion of the county plan shall meet the following requirements:
(1) Address one of the following purposes as its primary purpose:
- Increase access to underserved groups.
- Increase the quality of services, including measurable outcomes.
- Promote interagency and community collaboration.
- Increase access to services.
(2) Support innovative approaches by doing one of the following:
- Introducing new mental health practices or approaches, including, but not limited to, prevention and early intervention.
- Making a change to an existing mental health practice or approach, including, but not limited to, adaptation for a new setting or community.
- Introducing a new application to the behavioral health system of a promising community-driven practice or an approach that has been successful in non-mental health contexts or settings.
Innovation regulations effective October 1, 2015
If an innovative project has proven to be successful and a county chooses to continue it, the project shall transition to another category of funding as appropriate.
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Innovation projects and related documents
| Innovation Projects | Related Documents |
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INN-17: TGE Center Status: Approved 07/27/2023 | |
INN-16: Addressing Trauma and Stigma Among the Vietnamese and African American/African Ancestry Communities Status: Active/Ongoing | |
INN-15: Trusted Response Urgent Support Team TRUST (Formerly Community Mobile Response (CMR) Program) Status: Active/Ongoing | |
INN-14: Independent Living & Empowerment Program (ILEP) Project Status: Active/Ongoing | |
INN-13: allcove (formerly Headspace) Status: Active/Ongoing |
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INN-12: Psychiatric Emergency Response Team (PERT) and Peer Linkage Project Status: Active/Ongoing | |
INN-11: Client and Consumer Employment Project Status: Completed – Moved to CSS | |
INN-10: Faith Based Training and Supports Project Status: Completed |
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INN-09: Public Safety Realignment Implementation Plan formerly known as ReEntry Point Status: Completed | |
INN-08: Interactive Video Simulation Training (IVST) Status: Completed | |
INN-07: Post-Crisis Intervention Team Project Evaluation Report Status: Completed | |
INN-06: Transitional Mental Health Services for Newly Released Inmates Project Status: Completed | |
INN-05: Multicultural Community Center Status: Adjusted* | INN-05 was adjusted and moved to the MHSA Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) component based on the program's goals and objectives. It is now known as "Cultural Communities Wellness Program". |
INN-04: Elders’ Storytelling Project Status: Completed - Moved to PEI | |
INN-03: Adults with Classic Autism and Co-occurring Mental Disorders Project Status: Completed | |
INN-02: Peer-run Transition Aged Youth (TAY) Inn Project Status: Completed | |
INN-01: Early Childhood Universal Screening Project Status: Completed – Moved to PEI |