Investment in Mental Health Wellness Grant Programs
Increases capacity for mental health crisis services through development of crisis stabilization, crisis residential treatment, mobile crisis support team, and family respite care programs.
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If you have any questions about the IMHW program, please contact CHFFA.
CY Grant Program
IMHW Act of 2013
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Investment in Mental Health Wellness Grant Program for Children and Youth (CY Grant Program)
In 2016, Senate Bill 833 (Section 20) expanded the Investment in Mental Health Wellness Act to specifically address a continuum of crisis services for children and youth, 21 years of age and under and allocated funding to develop four mental health programs - crisis residential treatment, crisis stabilization, mobile crisis support teams and family respite care.
The grants from the California Health Facilities Financing Authority (CHFFA) support California counties or their nonprofit or public agency designees capital improvement, expansion and limited start-up costs.
All grant funding has been awarded over five funding rounds for 25 projects in 15 counties. The following counties have received CY grant awards: Contra Costa, Fresno, Humboldt, Kern, Kings, Los Angeles, Marin, Monterey, Riverside, Sacramento, San Benito, San Luis Obispo, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and Tulare.
- This program is no longer accepting applications.
- No future allocations or funding rounds are scheduled.
The Investment in Mental Health Wellness Act of 2013
In 2013, Senate Bill 82, the Investment in Mental Health Wellness Act of 2013, established a competitive grant program to disburse funds to California counties or to their nonprofit or public agency designees for the purpose of developing mental health crisis support programs. Specifically, funds will "increase capacity for client assistance and services in crisis intervention, crisis stabilization, crisis residential treatment, rehabilitative mental health services, and mobile crisis support teams." The grants from the California Health Facilities Financing Authority (CHFFA) support capital improvement, expansion and limited start-up costs.
- This program is no longer accepting applications.
- No future allocations or funding rounds are scheduled.
For further questions, please email CHFFA@treasurer.ca.gov or call (916) 653-2799.