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Prevention & Early Intervention Planning

The intent of the Prevention & Early Intervention strategies is to engage persons prior to the development of serious mental illness or serious emotional disturbances, or, in the case of early intervention, to alleviate the need for additional mental health treatment and/or to transition to extended mental health treatment.

Prevention Programs involve 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 that allows the individual to function well in the face of changing and sometimes challenging circumstances.

Early Intervention Programs are directed toward individuals and families for whom a short-duration (usually less than one year), relatively low-intensity intervention is appropriate to measurably improve mental health problems or concerns thereby avoiding the need for more extensive mental health treatment or services; or to prevent a mental health problem from getting worse.

For a summary of the PEI Planning Guidelines review PEI Guidelines Fact Sheet.

To see the full Prevention & Early Intervention Planning Guidelines, go to the California Department of Mental Health website.

Get involved on our planning process now…

Our local planning process requires the participation the mental health services community and its partners including underserved ethnic, language and minority communities, educators, consumers and their families, mental health service providers, health service providers, social service providers, law enforcement, community family resource centers, employers and related organizations.  For a list of the required and recommended planning partners, read Required Planning Partners.

For a summary of our local planning process visit PEI Planning Process on this website.

Attend the Ongoing Planning Council Meetings  

The Ongoing Planning Council is an advisory group to Behavioral Health Care Services that meets monthly to review the planning and implementation of all MHSA programs.  Beginning in March 2008, the Council will review and refine the strategies developed by the Planning Panels and prioritize which ones are included in the final plan.

Council meetings are open to the public.  For a schedule of meeting times, agendas and minutes visit OPC Meetings or call 510-383-1704.  Nominations to fill any open seats on the Council are available.  All nomination forms are due thirty days after a seat has been opened.

Review and Comment on the Draft Plan  

The draft Plan is now available for public review and comment.  Alameda County Mental Health Board will host the final public hearing at the July 2008 meeting.  You can download a copy of this plan at this website, attend one of our public review meetings or submit your comments in writing to mhsa@acbhcs.org no later than Monday, July 14, 2008.

Download the full Draft Plan.

Please note that the page numbers shown in the table of contents correspond to the page numbers shown in the lower right hand corner of the document.

Download a shorter Executive Summary in English, Spanish, Chinese, Farsi and Vietnamese

Schedule of Public Comment Meetings.

Monday June 23, 2008 (District 2) - 4:00pm-6:00pm

Alameda County Community Development Agency
224 W. Winton Avenue - Room 160
Hayward, CA

Tuesday June 24, 2008 (District 3) - 3:00pm-5:00pm

First Five Training Center
1100 San Leandro Boulevard - Suite 130
San Leandro, CA

Wednesday June 25, 2008 (District 4) - 3:00pm-5:00pm

Wellness Center - Eastmont Mall
6955 Foothill Boulevard - Maxwell & Sobrante Rooms
Oakland, CA

Thursday, June 26, 2008 (District 1) - 4:00pm-6:00pm

Livermore Public Library
1188 South Livermore Avenue - Community Room A & B
Livermore, CA

Monday June 30, 2008 (District 5) - 4:00pm-6:00pm

West Oakland Public Library Branch
1801 Adeline Street - Multi-Purpose Room
Oakland, CA

Focus Group and Community Group Information  

Various groups are meeting throughout the County to discuss specific aspects of Prevention & Early Intervention.

Check out the updated information on these meetings.

View Meeting Schedule