Section 5840.

5840. (a) The State Department of Health Care Services, in coordination with counties, shall establish a program designed to prevent mental illnesses from becoming severe and disabling. The program shall emphasize improving timely access to services for underserved populations. (b) The program shall include the following components: (1) Outreach to families, employers, primary care health care providers, and […]

Section 5840.2.

5840.2. The department shall contract for the provision of services pursuant to this part with each county mental health program in the manner set forth in Section 5897. (Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 583. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016. Note: This section was added on Nov. 2, 2004, by initiative Prop. 63.)