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Eating Disorders – ‘Not a Vanity Issue but a Mental Illness’

Feb 14, 2019

As a child, Kristina Saffran battled an unrelenting eating disorder. She eventually achieved recovery and the constant battle led her […]

Commission Listening Session Yields Valuable Information

Jan 28, 2019

Immigrants and refugees in California face numerous obstacles when seeking health care services, but the Mental Health Services Oversight and […]

MHSOAC Represented at World Wellbeing Forum

Jan 15, 2019

World leaders and wellness advocates learned a little bit more about the California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission […]

Governor Brown Announced One Appointment, Four Reappointments to the MHSOAC

Jan 14, 2019

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. recently announced the appointment of Commissioner Ken Berrick and the reappointments of Commissioner Bunch, Commissioner […]

Youth Innovation Project Planning Committee

Nov 30, 2018

Thank you for your interest in the Youth Innovation Project. The application period has now closed but there will be […]

Mental Illness and a Story of Success

Nov 20, 2018

During a psychotic episode while enrolled at Harvard Business School, Katherine Switz believed she was Jesus Christ. “I was crossing […]

MHSOAC Honors Mental Health Icons

Nov 20, 2018

If California had to pick superstars in mental health advocacy, Sally Zinman and Rusty Selix would top the list. That […]

Commission Elects New Chair and Vice Chair for 2019

Nov 2, 2018

The Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission unanimously elected Vice-Chair Khatera Aslami-Tamplen as chair and Commissioner Lynne Ashbeck as […]

Commissioners Launch Strategic Planning to Guide Direction

Oct 16, 2018

The Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission took a big step last month toward a journey that will help […]