As a child, Kristina Saffran battled an unrelenting eating disorder. She eventually achieved recovery and the constant battle led her to start an organization devoted to helping others do the same. “When I was 10 years old, my babysitter went on a diet and I decided... Read MoreRead more about Eating Disorders – ‘Not a Vanity Issue but a Mental Illness’
Immigrants and refugees in California face numerous obstacles when seeking health care services, but the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission aims to try to chip away at those barriers. The Commission held a fourth and final listening session... Read MoreRead more about Commission Listening Session Yields Valuable Information
World leaders and wellness advocates learned a little bit more about the California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) at an international gathering of experts united in their desire to share and explore ideas about wellness. The... Read MoreRead more about MHSOAC Represented at World Wellbeing Forum
During a psychotic episode while enrolled at Harvard Business School, Katherine Switz believed she was Jesus Christ. “I was crossing the Harvard Business School campus in the year 2000,” she said. “It was freezing cold in the middle of winter and I was out there... Read MoreRead more about Mental Illness and a Story of Success
If California had to pick superstars in mental health advocacy, Sally Zinman and Rusty Selix would top the list. That was the overwhelming consensus at the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission meeting after the Commission named its two new... Read MoreRead more about MHSOAC Honors Mental Health Icons