News & Media

School Mental Health Report Release

Nov 22, 2020

The Commission concludes that the Governor and the Legislature should assertively respond to the growing mental health crisis among California’s […]

Now for the Hard Part: Putting California’s Suicide Prevention Plan into Action

Oct 9, 2020

In November of 2019, the California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission released a strategic plan to reduce suicide […]

Revised Draft, Every Young Heart and Mind: Schools as Centers of Wellness

Oct 8, 2020

In response to public comments received in writing and heard during the July 27, 2020 Schools and Mental Health Project […]

Suicide Prevention: It’s More Critical than Ever During the Pandemic

Sep 28, 2020

In the months since COVID-19 blindsided our world, virtually everything in our everyday lives has changed. Families are mourning the […]

Commission’s Data Linkage Work Wins StateScoop 50 Award

Sep 18, 2020

We are pleased to announce that the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission’s Criminal Justice Data Linkage Project has won a StateScoop 50 award in the State IT Innovation of the Year category.

MHSOAC Research Highlighted at this Year’s American Public Health Association Conference

Jul 29, 2020

As announced in the July 23, 2020 Commission meeting, Commission staff will be presenting work accepted for presentation at one of the largest public health conferences in the country, the American Public Health Association (APHA) in October.

Notice of Intent to Award Mental Health Student Services Act Category 2 – July 23, 2020

Jul 23, 2020

After completing the review of all applications submitted in response to the MHSSA Request for Application (RFA), the MHSOAC has selected and hereby intends to award the Category 2 contracts to awarded counties.

Commission’s Data Linkage Work Recognized by National IT Peer Group

Jun 4, 2020

In the age of COVID and its long-reaching implications for California’s mental health, it is more important than ever to […]

MHSOAC Research Highlighted at this Year’s American Public Health Association Conference

May 30, 2020

As announced in the July 23, 2020 Commission meeting, Commission staff will be presenting work accepted for presentation at one […]