California budget provides housing fund, parity support, MHSA refocus.

MENTAL health service laws; CALIFORNIA state budget; ENDOWMENTS; EXECUTIVES; HEALTH care reform; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; MENTAL health; MENTAL illness; NONPROFIT organizations; PATIENT advocacy; POLICY sciences; CERTIFICATION; AFFINITY groups

The Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) has become a key element of California's mental health system in the 15 years since it was enacted as Proposition 63, but behavioral health needs in communities have evolved since then. So, Gov. Gavin Newsom is looking for an update to reflect those changes, according to his proposed 2020–21 state budget unveiled Jan. 10. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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