The Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) approaches are transformational in the way they re-structure the mental health system to a "help first" approach. PEI services and programs are designed to engage persons prior to the development of serious mental illness or serious emotional disturbances or, in the case of early intervention, alleviate the need for additional mental health treatment.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

• NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - February 2, 2012 
• 2011-12 Annual Update to the Three-Year Program and Expenditure Plan 

• NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - February 17, 2011 
• 2010-11 PEI Statewide Update 

• NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - June 10, 2010 
• 2009-10 Prudent Reserve Funding Request 

• NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING - April 8, 2010 
• 2010-11 Annual Update to Three Year Program and Expenditure Plan 
• 2009-10 Annual Update to Three Year Program and Expenditure Plan 
• Training, Technical Assistance and Capacity Building Funds Request 

Please take a moment to take our survey.

• MHSA Prevention & Early Intervention Community Survey - English 
• MHSA Prevention & Early Intervention Community Survey - Spanish 

What is Prevention?
Prevention in mental health involves reducing risk factors or stressors, building protective factors and skills, and increasing support. Prevention promotes positive cognitive, social and emotional development and encourages a state of well-being.

What is Intervention?
Early Intervention is directed toward individuals and families for whom a short, relatively low-intensity intervention is appropriate to measurably improve mental health problems and avoid the need for more extensive mental health treatment.

Key Community Mental Health Needs

• Disparities in Access to Services
  PEI efforts will reduce disparities in access to early mental health interventions due to stigma, lack of knowledge about mental health services or lack of suitability, (i.e., cultural competency), of traditional mainstream services.



• Psycho-Social Impact of Trauma
  PEI efforts will reduce the negative psycho-social impact of trauma for all ages.



• At-Risk Children, Youth, and Young Adults
  PEI efforts will increase prevention and response to early signs of emotional and behavioral health problems among specific at-risk populations.



• Stigma and Discrimination
  PEI will reduce stigma and discrimination affecting individuals with mental health illness and mental health problems.



• Suicide Risk
  PEI will increase public knowledge of the signs of suicide risk and appropriate actions to prevent suicide.

Priority Populations

• Underserved Cultural Populations
• Individuals Experiencing Onset of Serious Psychiatric Illness
• Children/Youth in Stressed Families
• Trauma-Exposed Individuals of All Ages
• Children/Youth at Risk for School Failure
• Children/Youth at Risk of or Experiencing Juvenile Justice Involvement

Name	Affiliation
Alma Amaya	Member, MHB (Children/Youth in Stressed Families)
Ardythe Price	Member, MHB (Individuals Experiencing Onset of Serious Psychiatric Illness)
Beverly Griffith	SYMHS (Underserved Cultural Populations)
David Markland	Member, MHB (Children/Youth at Risk for School Failure)
Doug Bond	SYMHS (Individuals Experiencing Onset of Serious Psychiatric Illness)
Emerita Banuelos	SYMHS (Underserved Cultural Populations)
Jackie Stanfill	SYMHS (Children/Youth at Risk for School Failure and Children/Youth at Risk of or Experiencing Juvenile Justice Involvement)
Joan Hoss	Human Services Director and Co-Facilitator
Joginder S. Pardesi	Member, MHB
John Nicoletti	Yuba BOS, Member of MHB and Co-Faciliator
Keith Pinckney	Member, MHB (Childen/Youth at Risk of or Experiencing Juvenile Justice Involvement)
Linda Loos	SYMHS (Individuals Experiencing Onset of Serious Psychiatric Illness)
Marc Myers	Member, MHB (Individuals Experiencing Onset of Serious Psychiatric Illness)
Margery Hubbard	Member, MHB (Underseved Cultural Populations and Trauma-Exposed Individuals of All Ages)
Nancy Lee	SYMHS (Trauma-Exposed Individuals of All Ages)
Nick Sohrakoff	Member, MHB (Children/Youth in Stressed Families)
Patricia Stutte	Member, MHB
Sandra Turnbull	SYMHS (Children/Youth in Stressed Families)
Stan Cleveland	Sutter BOS and Member, MHB (Underserved Cultural Populations)
Tom Sherry	Mental Health Director

• California Department of Mental Health - Prevention and Early Intervention
• MHSA PEI Agendas
• MHSA PEI Minutes
• PEI - The Next Step (PEI Kick-Off Slide Presentation) 
• PEI Overview 
• Final PEI Plan 
• PEI Statewide Projects - 2009 
• PEI Statewide Projects - 2009 (Spanish) 
• PEI Survey Results - April 2008 
• PEI Survey Results - June 2008 
• PEI Survey Results Summary - June 2008 
• PEI Town Hall Flyer - 03-26-2008