Bill > SB585

This bill amends existing California law to clarify how funds from the Mental Health Services Fund can be used by counties for mental health services. Specifically, it allows counties that choose to implement certain mental health programs, such as those for adults and seniors with severe mental illness, to use funds from various accounts, including the Mental Health Services Fund, to pay for these services, provided that no existing voluntary mental health programs are reduced as a result. The bill also emphasizes that these funds should supplement, not replace, other available funding sources like insurance or other government programs, and that services should align with the principles of recovery and be tailored to individual needs and cultural diversity.