Mental Health Block Grant Plan
Welcome to the Division of Behavioral Healthcare and Recovery's sub-site for the Mental Health Block Grant (MHBG). We hope that this page provides you with all the information you are seeking. If not, please contact the Division of Behavioral Healthcare and Recovery (DBHR) Mental Health Block Grant Administrator/Planner, Hank Balderrama, at baldech@dshs.wa.gov.
To learn about the MHBG, which is sometimes referred to as the Federal Block Grant, please click on MHBG Overview. This document will give you a complete overview of the MHBG including answers to the following frequently asked questions:
The MHBG is overseen by the Mental Health Planning and Advisory Council (MHPAC). The Washington State Mental Health Planning and Advisory Council (also referred to as "the Council") and its subcommittees operate under Public Law 102-321, and are responsible to perform various MHPAC duties.
• What is the Statutory Authority?
• MHBG & State Plans: What federal goals tie these together?
• How does the MHBG fit with the Transformation Grant?
• What is the role of the Mental Health Planning and Advisory Council?
• How does the MHBG Plan get developed?
• How is the MHBG dispersed?
• What are the spending limitations?
• Who may we serve?
• How does MHD decide what will be funded?
• Upon what activities is MHD focusing its portion of the 2006 MHBG?
• Other Changes and Process Improvements
More information can be found by viewing the Mental Health Block Grant slide show. This slide show was originally created for the Mental Health Planning and Advisory Council’s (MHPAC) All Stakeholders Meeting held in September and will be updated as needed. Regional Support Networks (RSN's) were advised to share this with their RSN Advisory Boards.
The MHBG Plan is due to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) September 1st each year. For the first time, States are required to submit the application/plan electronically.
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Block Grant Related Links |
Documents
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Year |
Name |
File Type |
2010 |
MHBG Plan The Mental Health Division's 2010 Mental Health Block Grant Plan. We welcome your comments. Please send them to Hank Balderrama. | pdf Viewer |
2009 |
MHBG Plan | pdf Viewer |
2008 |
MHBG Plan | pdf Viewer |
2007 |
MHBG Plan | pdf Viewer |
2007 |
MHBG Modifications | pdf Viewer |
2006 |
MHBG Plan | pdf Viewer |
2006 |
MHBG Independant PEER Review | pdf Viewer |
| 2006 |
Modifications to the ADULT Plan | pdf Viewer |
2006 |
MHBG Promoting Recovery & Resiliency for Mental Health Consumers (slide show) | pdf Viewer |
2006 |
Mental Health Block Grant & Transformation (slide show) | pdf Viewer |
2006 |
MHBG Implementation Report | pdf Viewer |
2006 |
MHBG Implementation Report | pdf Viewer |
FORMS |
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2009-2011 |
MHBG Progress Report Form | Word |
2006 |
MHBG Amendment Request Form | Word |
2006 |
MHBG Implementation Report Form | Word |
2006 |
MHBG Initial Contract Proposal Form | Word |
2006 |
MHPAC Application | Word |
2006 |
MHPAC Membership Requirements | pdf Viewer |
2006 |
MHPAC Subcommittee Appointment Application | Word |
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