RFP_F-0000000008-AJ - Sacramento County Time-Limited Community-Driven PEI Grants

The Sacramento County Division of Behavioral Health Services (BHS), through its Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) component funding and in collaboration with California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA), will award a second round of time-limited grants to engage communities by fostering stronger connections between individuals and organizations within communities to help address contributing factors to mental health needs and contribute to mental wellbeing.

As described in the PEI regulations, the Time-Limited Community Driven Grants will support the following:
1. Outreach to families, employers, primary care health providers, and others to recognize the early signs of potentially severe and disabling mental illness.
2. Access and linkage to treatment programs provided by county mental health programs for children with severe mental illness, and for adults and seniors with severe mental illness, as early in the onset of these conditions as practicable.
3. Reduction in stigma and discrimination associated with either being diagnosed with a mental illness or seeking mental health services.