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California PYs 2020-2023

Vocational Rehabilitation Program (Combined or General)

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  • Program-Specific Requirements for Vocational Rehabilitation (Combined or General)

    The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Services Portion of the Unified or Combined State Plan [13] must include the following descriptions and estimates, as required by section 101(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended by title IV of WIOA:

    __________

    [13] Sec. 102(b)(2)(D)(iii) of WIOA

    • h. Interagency Cooperation

      Describe how the designated State unit will collaborate with the State agency responsible for administering each of the following programs to develop opportunities for competitive integrated employment, to the greatest extent practicable:

h. 3. The State agency responsible for providing mental health services.

Current Narrative:

Refer to Description (c)(1) – Cooperative Agreements with Agencies Not Carrying out Activities under the Statewide Workforce Development System, specifically the following paragraph:

Coordination with the State Agency Responsible for Providing Mental Health Services

In California, the State agency responsible for mental health services is the California Department of Health Care Services. The CDOR has developed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Health Care Services to establish a framework for collaboration between CDOR and the Department of Health Care Services  to provide local technical assistance and support in order to strengthen existing CDOR Mental Health Cooperative Programs or to develop new patterns of vocational rehabilitation services available to individuals living with severe mental illness, with the ultimate goal of ensuring that consumers have access to a comprehensive, coordinated, and quality service delivery system, which includes competitive integrated employment and, as appropriate, supported employment services. 

The CDOR is also a member of the California Mental Health Planning Council, which evaluates the behavioral health system for accessible and effective care.  It advocates for an accountable system of responsive services that are strength-based, recovery-oriented, culturally competent, and cost-effective.