Media Releases

State’s Mental Health Commission Welcomes Senator Cortese

Sep 16, 2021

California State Senator for District 15, Dave Cortese was appointed by Senate Pro Tempore Toni Atkins to Mental Health Commission. […]

State’s Mental Health Commission Releases New Data Dashboard During National Suicide Prevention Week

Sep 10, 2021

Suicide incidence and rate data from the California Department of Public Health available in newest Transparency Suite dashboard.  SACRAMENTO – […]

Governor Appoints Two New Commissioners

Apr 13, 2021

Steve Carnevale and Shuo (Shuonan) Chen were recently appointed by Governor Newsom to fill open Commission positions. SACRAMENTO – The […]

Strengthening California’s Approach to Wellness through Innovation

Mar 17, 2021

State’s Mental Health Commission releases progress report on multicounty collaborative to unify a more data-driven, outcomes approach.  SACRAMENTO – The […]

Public Engagement Opportunities Announced to Advance Mental Health Policy

Feb 2, 2021

Commission’s Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) Subcommittee announces a series of virtual public events in support of the Commission’s work exploring statewide opportunities to advance PEI in mental health.

MHSOAC Honors Mental Health Icons

Dec 11, 2020

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

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 […]

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.