Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 3715 - Outreach for Increasing Recognition of Early Signs of Mental Illness

(a) The County shall offer at least one Outreach for Increasing Recognition of Early Signs of Mental Illness Program as defined in this section.

(b) "Outreach" is a process of engaging, encouraging, educating, and/or training, and learning from potential responders about ways to recognize and respond effectively to early signs of potentially severe and disabling mental illness.

(c) "Potential responders" include, but are not limited to, families, employers, primary health care providers, visiting nurses, school personnel, community service providers, peer providers, cultural brokers, law enforcement personnel, emergency medical service providers, people who provide services to individuals who are homeless, family law practitioners such as mediators, child protective services, leaders of faith-based organizations, and others in a position to identify early signs of potentially severe and disabling mental illness, provide support, and/or refer individuals who need treatment or other mental health services.

(d) Outreach for Increasing Recognition of Early Signs of Mental Illness may include reaching out to individuals with signs and symptoms of a mental illness, so they can recognize and respond to their own symptoms.

(e) In addition to offering the required Outreach for Increasing Recognition of Early Signs of Mental Illness Program, the County may also offer Outreach for Increasing Recognition of Early Signs of Mental Illness as a Strategy within a Prevention Program, a Strategy within an Early Intervention Program, a Strategy within another Program funded by Prevention and Early Intervention funds, or a combination thereof.

(f) An Outreach for Increasing Recognition of Early Signs of Mental Illness Program may be provided through other Mental Health Services Act components as long as it meets all of the requirements in this section.

(g) The County shall include all of the Strategies in each Outreach for Increasing Recognition of Early Signs of Mental Illness Program as referenced in Section 3735.

Notes

Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 9, § 3715

1. New section filed 10-7-2015; operative 10-7-2015 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2015, No. 41).

Note: Authority cited: Section 5846, Welfare and Institutions Code. Reference: Section 5840, Welfare and Institutions Code.

1. New section filed 10-7-2015; operative 10/7/2015 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(b)(3) (Register 2015, No. 41).