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Executive coordination convened by the Mayor's Office — the city coordinates, licensed providers deliver regulated care; legal-review and partner-agreement gates come first.
The problem
Finding mental-health help in Tampa feels like navigating a maze blindfolded: endless waitlists, confusing referrals, insurance dead ends. People give up before they ever get help — and the city has never treated that navigation failure as its problem.
The plan
A Mental Health Access Implementation Team has one job: tear down the walls between a resident in need and the care that exists. It maps the maze, then clears it — one barrier at a time.
The city coordinates the work while licensed providers deliver the actual care; legal review and partner agreements protect residents and providers alike.
How you’ll know it’s working
- Implementation team convened and published
- Licensed-partner agreements signed
- Barriers identified and removed
- Access improvements tracked publicly
From the Blueprint
- Jointly staffed with Technology & Innovation and the city's Health & Human Services leadership.
- Coordinates with Parks, Libraries, HR, Transportation, and Neighborhood Services; ships deliverables quarterly.
- Standing Provider & Community Roundtable keeps the resource database accurate and sets promotion standards.
A city can't 'therapy' its way out of a mental health crisis, and City Hall shouldn't pretend it can replace the healthcare system.
Sources and research conditions
S01 pp. 25, 145-152
SOURCE-SUPPORTED; LEGAL REVIEW; PARTNER AGREEMENT
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