The Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services provides leadership and service to implement and improve Virginia's system of quality treatment and prevention services and supports for individuals and families whose lives are affected by mental health or substance use disorders or by developmental disabilities. It seeks to promote dignity, choice, recovery, and the highest possible level of participation in work, relationships, and all aspects of community life for individuals receiving services.
Operating Budget Summary
This table shows the Governor's proposed budget for the next two years and the agency's official budget for the previous six years. more...
More historical data is available for this agency on DPB's website under the
Virginia's Budget page. If you click on the Budget Round Description links under any of the "DPB Appropriation Database" tables and open the filter you can select various fields to get greater detail and you can select the official chapter data going back for several decades. The "Caboose" chapters are the final biennial budget approved by the General Assembly and signed into Law.
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Biennium
Fiscal Year
Source
GF
NGF
Total
2008-2010
2009
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
$236,957,432
$62,104,242
$299,061,674
2008-2010
2010
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
$227,360,416
$66,604,242
$293,964,658
2010-2012
2011
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
$230,150,268
$62,139,242
$292,289,510
2010-2012
2012
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
$268,950,268
$62,174,242
$331,124,510
2012-2014
2013
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
$285,397,318
$62,224,242
$347,621,560
2012-2014
2014
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
$269,347,318
$62,274,242
$331,621,560
2014-2016
2015
Governor's Proposed Budget
$291,982,709
$61,679,447
$353,662,156
Base Budget
$269,347,318
$62,274,242
$331,621,560
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
$22,635,391
($594,795)
$22,040,596
2014-2016
2016
Governor's Proposed Budget
$299,670,089
$61,679,447
$361,349,536
Base Budget
$269,347,318
$62,274,242
$331,621,560
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
$30,322,771
($594,795)
$29,727,976
Positions Budget Summary
Biennium
Fiscal Year
Source
GF
NGF
Total
2008-2010
2009
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
0.00
0.00
0.00
2008-2010
2010
Chapter 872, 2010 Acts of Assembly
0.00
0.00
0.00
2010-2012
2011
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
0.00
0.00
0.00
2010-2012
2012
Chapter 2, 2012 Acts of Assembly
0.00
0.00
0.00
2012-2014
2013
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
0.00
0.00
0.00
2012-2014
2014
Chapter 1, 2014 Acts of Assembly
0.00
0.00
0.00
2014-2016
2015
Proposed Positions
0.00
0.00
0.00
Base Budget
0.00
0.00
0.00
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
0.00
0.00
0.00
2012-2014
2016
Proposed Positions
0.00
0.00
0.00
Base Budget
0.00
0.00
0.00
Addenda (Changes to the Base)
0.00
0.00
0.00
Operating Budget Addenda (in order of greatest impact)
•
Comply with federal Department of Justice settlement agreement
Decision Package
Provides funds for community-based services required by the settlement agreement with the federal Department of Justice, including crisis stabilization, individual and family supports, and the creation of developmental disability support networks.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$4,500,000
$12,000,000
•
Distribute Central Appropriation amounts to agency budgets
Base Budget Adjustment
Adjusts the agency budget to reflect amounts moved to or from Central Appropriations to cover the costs of items such as salary increases, changes in retirement and other benefit contribution rates, as well as the distribution of other centrally funded items.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$4,902,201
$4,902,201
•
Increase access to mental health outpatient services
Decision Package
Builds outpatient capacity for young adults at community services boards. Funds will be used to increase the number of outpatient clinicians providing psychotherapy, medication services and supportive counseling.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$3,500,000
$4,000,000
•
Transfer Early Intervention funds to Community Services Boards
Base Budget Adjustment
Transfers funds for the Part C Early Intervention program from the central office to the community services boards. This net zero transfer has no fiscal impact.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$3,000,000
$3,000,000
•
Provide additional support for therapeutic assessment centers
Decision Package
Increases the availability of funds for therapeutic assessment centers. Additional funds will allow for the expansion of "police drop-off centers" in multiple localities. The average cost of a program is estimated at $300,000 per site.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$1,800,000
$3,600,000
•
Add two new Programs of Assertive Community Treatment
Decision Package
Adds two new Programs of Assertive Community Treatment (PACT) for a total of 18 programs statewide. PACT teams provide intensive psychiatric, behavioral, medication and support services to individuals with severe mental illness for whom other types of treatments have not been effective.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$950,000
$1,900,000
•
Fund Northern Virginia community capacity development
Decision Package
Provides funds for the Northern Virginia region to build community capacity for individuals transitioning out of state operated training centers. Services are anticipated to include additional behavioral and medical supports, durable medical equipment and other services as needed to ensure successful transition to community living.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$2,750,000
$0
•
Transfer vocational rehabilitation appropriation
Decision Package
Transfers the appropriation for vocational rehabilitation to the Department for Aging and Rehabilitative Services (DARS) so that the agencies will not have to continue to administratively transfer the funds. This net zero transfer has no fiscal impact.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
($999,430)
($999,430)
•
Increase access to telepsychiatry services
Decision Package
Provides funds for the purchase of new or updated telecommunication equipment to allow community services boards to conduct clinical evaluations offsite and more rapidly.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$1,132,620
$620,000
•
Expand peer support recovery program
Decision Package
Provides funds for residential and community-based peer recovery programs. Peer support services are provided by persons who are themselves in recovery from behavioral health problems and who are trained as peer providers.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$550,000
$1,000,000
•
Eliminate special fund appropriation
Decision Package
Eliminates special fund appropriation associated with the maintenance cost of four group homes previously owned by the state and leased to the community services boards. Ownership of these homes was transferred last year to the community.
FY 2015
FY 2016
Nongeneral Fund
($594,795)
($594,795)
•
Expand community recovery program
Decision Package
Provides funds for a community-based substance abuse recovery program in the Piedmont region.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$300,000
$300,000
•
Provide funds for an accessible park
Decision Package
Provides funds for a contract with the Greater Richmond ARC to construct a handicap-accessible park.
FY 2015
FY 2016
General Fund
$250,000
$0
•
Provide language to clarify funding for the Virginia Autism Resource Center
Decision Package
Clarifies language related to the disbursment of funds associated with the Virginia Autism Resources Center. This amendment has no fiscal impact.
•
Amend language earmarking block grant funds
Decision Package
Authorizes the commissioner to reduce earmarks to the federal block grants in the community services boards in the case that federal block grant dollars are reduced by the federal government.
•
Add mandatory carryforward language
Decision Package
Amends budget language to continue the mandatory carryforward of funds allocated for implementation of the federal Department of Justice settlement agreement.
