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Council Member Duties As Council Members, we: • Review and comment on the comprehensive state Substance Abuse and Mental Health Federal Block Grant application. In fulfilling this primary function, we actively seek public comment from each of our respective districts and through a variety of survey methodologies. • Provide education concerning adults with serious mental illness, children with serious emotional disturbance and those persons experiencing co-occurring disorders. This group brings many years of practical experience to our role as educators of state agency staff, elected officials and the public. We further believe education can reduce the negative effects of stigma associated with behavioral health disorders. • Work to streamline a system that better allows council members to monitor, review, and evaluate the effectiveness of Florida’s system of care. Our monitoring committee spearheads a comprehensive program providing in-depth analysis of public documentation while conducting on-site facility visits as needed to evaluate the allocation and adequacy of services. • Strive to bridge the gap between the current service system and the types of services needed to create a transformed and recovery-based system of care. This group is an important voice in the state of Florida and it is expected to grow stronger year by year ensuring Florida consumers are heard.  For More Information, Contact: Program Office 1317 Winewood Blvd. Tallahassee, FL 32399-0700 Phone: (850) 413-7240 Under Federal law, states receiving block grants to implement State Plans for Comprehensive Community Mental Health will establish and maintain a State Mental Health Planning Council. This Council's duties, defined by law, are to review state plans and provide recommendations, to advocate for individuals of all ages with mental illnesses or emotional problems, and to evaluate the allocation and adequacy of mental health services within the state. Sections 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914 (actual establishment paragraph) and 1915, STATE MENTAL HEALTH PLANNING COUNCIL, State Plan for Comprehensive Community Mental Health for certain individuals under Title II - BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE - SECTION 201; ESTABLISHMENT OF SEPARATE BLOCK GRANTS REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH, Part B of Title XIX of the Public Health Service Act (42) United States Code 300x et seq. as amended, also described as Public Law 102-321, the ADAMHA Reorganization Act as amended. Some documents on this website is in the Portable Document Format (PDF) which is the file format created by Adobe Systems for document exchange. PDF documents require Adobe Acrobat to read. Adobe Systems Incorporated offers a free version of Acrobat Reader HERE. |
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