Vision 2030 will bring critical data and research to California’s most pressing challenge SACRAMENTO (November 15, 2023) – Today the Steinberg Institute announced a organizational expansion and commitment toward the goal of ending the mental health and […]
October 18, 2023 Steinberg Institute CEO Karen Larsen testified before the Select Committee on Mental Health and Addiction Wednesday, urging lawmakers to hold health insurance companies accountable and demand more thorough state investigation into their compliance with […]
August 24, 2023 Governor Gavin Newsom is proposing an ambitious plan to modernize the landmark 2004 Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), which Steinberg Institute founder Mayor Darrell Steinberg co-authored. Moving forward in the California legislature as SB […]
By: Tara Gamboa-Eastman Steinberg Institute Director of Government Affairs In 2020, the Steinberg Institute partnered with The Kennedy Forum and Senator Scott Wiener (D – San Francisco) to pass landmark legislation, SB 855. The legislation helped California […]
By: Saskia Perks It’s back-to-school season, when children often feel anxious about the upcoming year. Managing anxiety is not an overnight process. It takes both the caregiver and child working together to discover the best coping strategies. […]
By Saskia Perks July 16th marked one year since the nationwide launch of 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline. The lifeline allows anyone in the U.S. to call or text a trained mental health counselor for free […]
By: Saskia Perks Mayors from major cities across the United States are sounding the alarm about a growing mental health crisis within their communities. In a recent United States Council of Mayors survey, 88% of city leaders […]
Steinberg Institute Director of Communications Jason Shoultz joins San Diego County Director of Behavioral Health Luke Bergmann and San Deigo Union Tribute Reporter/Editor Lyndsay Winkley to discuss 72 hours: Inside San Diego County’s mental health crisis. The three-part […]
By: Corey Hashida Steinberg Institute Senior Advocate Working in California, one can lose sight of the fact that many aspects of mental health policy here are unique to California, such as our system of split responsibilities between […]
(Sacramento) Following Governor Gavin Newsom’s release of his revised 2023-24 budget, Steinberg Institute CEO Karen Larsen released this statement: We continue to be so grateful for the Governor’s prioritization of Californians living with mental health and substance […]