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California’s Mental Health Commission Begins 2022 with New Chair, Vice Chair

Jan 19, 2022

SACRAMENTO – As 2022 begins, California’s Mental Health Commission has a new Chair, Mara Madrigal-Weiss, and new Vice Chair, Mayra […]

California’s Mental Health Commission Marks Passing of Commissioner Tina Wooton

Jan 4, 2022

SACRAMENTO – With heavy hearts, California’s Mental Health Commission announces the passing of sitting Commissioner Tina Wooton, who was appointed […]

State’s Mental State’s Mental Health Commission Welcomes More New Appointees

Nov 18, 2021

Mark Bontrager and Albert Rowlett were appointed to the Commission by Governor Newsom last week.  SACRAMENTO – The Mental Health […]

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.

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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 […]