Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) Programs
- Counties, with the exception of small counties, are required to spend 51% of PEI funds on individuals between ages 0 and 25. The rationale is that half of all mental disorders start by age 14 and three fourths of mental disorders start by age 24.
Read more about this topic: California Proposition 63 (2004)
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