AB 1315 would create a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership to expand evidence-based models for early detection, prevention and intervention of psychosis and serious mood disorders. SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Senate Committee on Health passed a landmark measure […]
As you gather with children this Father’s Day weekend, consider how far you would go to ensure their well-being: If your child had cancer or diabetes, would you wait until the disease were critical before you called […]
Kevin Breel is a young comic who doesn’t just break the silence surrounding mental illness — he shatters it. Here he is in a 2013 TEDxKids talk, recounting the four words of self-acceptance that transformed his life: […]
Dr. Jaesu Han of UC Davis provides key testimony on the need for integrated care. SACRAMENTO – Legislation that would help ensure primary care doctors in California are trained to recognize and treat common mental health conditions […]
The budget before the Legislature would strengthen services. But there’s more work to be done. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, June 12, 2017. CONTACT: Adrienne Shilton, Government Affairs Director, . SACRAMENTO, CA – California legislative leaders have approved […]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Maggie Merritt at 916-553-4167. The Steinberg Institute and partners press to dedicate MHSA funding for improved college mental health services. Suicide remains a prevalent — and yet preventable – plague on California college campuses. […]
An impressive array of California state senators donned green ribbons this week to show their support for Mental Health Awareness Month. We are looking to these elected leaders to champion mental health issues, as we work to […]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Maggie Merritt at 916-553-4167. The Steinberg Institute, Kaiser Permanente join with partners to ask for legislative support on the premier public health issue of our time. How do we lift the shadow that lingers […]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: Maggie Merritt at 916-553-4167. A diverse coalition of mental health and youth advocates oppose Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposal to defund a critical effort to establish a continuum of crisis health services for children and […]
Steinberg Institute founder, Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, draws an apt analogy: If you see someone bleeding on the street, you’ll call 911. If you see someone on that same street who is suffering from mental illness, you’ll […]