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
The Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission unanimously elected Vice-Chair Khatera Aslami-Tamplen as chair and Commissioner Lynne Ashbeck as vice-chair at its meeting October 24, 2018 in Alameda County. Their terms run for a year and begin... Read MoreRead more about Commission Elects New Chair and Vice Chair for 2019
The Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission took a big step last month toward a journey that will help guide its path for the next several years with the ultimate goal of transforming the mental health system in California. The meeting in Los... Read MoreRead more about Commissioners Launch Strategic Planning to Guide Direction
A kindergarten teacher showed a drawing of an elephant in a cage to the young artist’s parents. “The elephant is very sad because she is stuck in a cage,” said the father of the kindergarten child. “She is very sad because she is trapped in a cage and no one will... Read MoreRead more about Gender, Mental Health and Education Summit
At parent meetings at two elementary schools in San Diego, parents spoke passionately about the mental health needs of their children and what schools can do to help. “One of the things that concerns me is whether one psychologist is enough when there’s a large... Read MoreRead more about Parent Meetings Yield Valuable Information Around Children’s Mental Health