Back to Annual Meeting Page		American Public Health Association 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition December 10-14, 2005 Philadelphia, PA

Abstract #111294

Richard M. Scheffler, PhD, The Nicholas C. Petris Center on Health Care Markets & Consumer Welfare, University of California, Berkeley, 140 Earl Warren Hall, MC7360, Berkeley, CA 94720-7360, 510-643-4100, rscheff@berkeley.edu and Neal Adams, MD, MPH, Special Projects, California Institute for Mental Health, 2030 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95814.

California passed a landmark piece of mental health and fiscal legislation in the election called Proposition 63. It places a 1% tax on the adjusted gross income for anyone who earns $1 million or more and commits these revenues to the support of local county operated mental health services. It is expected to affect up to 30,000 taxpayers, and raise $1.8 billion over the next three years, which is a 31 percent increase. Results from our analysis suggest that Proposition 63 passed with strong support from Democrats, people in urban areas, social workers, and counties with high rates of homelessness.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to

• Learn about new state funding mechanisms for mental health in California.
• Better understand the issues that influenced the voting on Proposition 63 in California.
• Articulate the details of the new funding sources for mental health in California.

Keywords: Mental Health System, Financing

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.

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