2021 Call To Action
Dear friends and supporters, As we move into 2021 and approach the start of spring, it feels like there are at last some reasons for hope and optimism. That knowledge fuels our determination to create policies that […]
Mental Health Equity, Access and Justice in 2021
We’re very happy to have entered a new year and a new political climate with so much more hope on the horizon. We’re also resolved to keep pushing for change, and to make mental health justice and […]
Landmark Legislation Will Transform California’s Response to Mental Health Crises
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release February 18, 2021 Contacts: Tara Gamboa-Eastman, Steinberg Institute: tara@steinberginstitute.org, 916-580-2089 Jordan Curley, Office of Assemblymember Bauer-Kahan: Jordan.Curley@asm.ca.gov, 916-319-2016 Landmark Legislation Will Transform California’s Response to Mental Health Crises Legislation introduced today will […]
Assemblymember Chiu Introduces Bill to Create a Legal Obligation to Reduce Homelessness in California
PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release February 17, 2021 Jen Kwart, jennifer.kwart@asm.ca.gov, 714.749.2001 Assemblymember Chiu Introduces Bill to Create a Legal Obligation to Reduce Homelessness in California Legislation would create a statewide homelessness strategy and ensure governments take steps […]
Leaders Address the Crisis on Our Streets
There is no more serious problem in California than the unacceptable number of people who are homeless on our streets and suffering from severe mental illness. How do we protect them from the deadly harms they face? […]
A road map from our nation’s experts to transform the mental health system
Dr. Thomas R. Insel, the former director of the National Institute of Mental Health, and former U.S. Rep. Patrick J. Kennedy have announced that the leaders of the nation’s 14 leading advocacy groups and professional organizations began […]
Op-Ed: Learning from the pandemic about what works against homelessness
Originally published by Los Angeles Times, December 4, 2020. Read the original story here. By DARRELL STEINBERG Sometimes the answer to a complex problem lies right in front of our eyes. Faced with the COVID-19 pandemic in the […]
New California law should serve as a national model for mental health care reform
Originally published by STAT News, October 14, 2020.Read the original story here. By DARRELL STEINBERG and PATRICK J. KENNEDY As our nation continues to confront the ramifications of a global pandemic, the stigma around mental health and addiction seems […]
Governor Signs Nurse Practitioner Law, Takes Another Step to Expand California’s Mental Health Workforce
Originally published by California State of Mind, September 25, 2020 by Rob Waters Read the original story here Another bill aimed at boosting the California health and behavioral health workforce — and another important piece of the […]
Governor Newsom Signs Mental Health Bills, Strengthening Parity Laws and Expanding Use of Peers
Originally published by California State of Mind,, September 25, 2020 by Rob Waters Read the original story here Monica Vera-Schubert spoke on a video conference to tell the story of her battle with health insurers and to thank […]
