全球智库信息集成服务系统

Key Findings

1. Los Angeles County's investment in Full Service Partnership (FSP) programs for individuals with serious mental illness has generated cost savings.
2. Over a five-year period, there were at least $82.9 million of cost savings associated with key outcomes, representing a 24 percent reduction in government spending because of a decrease in criminal justice detention, behavioral health inpatient stays, and homelessness.
3. The savings offset 25 percent of Los Angeles County's investment in FSP programs.
4. Many positive outcomes of FSP programs cannot be quantified in dollars but are in line with program goals related to improving the lives of people with mental illness.

In 2004, California voters approved Proposition 63, the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA). The MHSA levied a 1 percent tax on California personal incomes over $1 million, resulting in new funding for mental health in the state. The intent of the act was to address the urgent need for accessible, recovery-based, community mental health services.