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NAMI California is a strong believer in providing a seat at the table for young mental health advocates to voice their views and opinions on their mental health and wellness needs. We have put together this toolkit to provide a guide for youth to navigate how to advocate in their communities and beyond.
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SB 1300 (Cortese): Health facility closure: public noticing for inpatient psychiatric and maternity services – Sponsor Extends the public notice requirement when a health facility eliminates a supplemental service, currently 90 days prior to elimination of the service, to instead be 120 days when it involves the closure of either inpatient psychiat...
AB 2882 (McCarty) California Community Corrections performance incentives – Support Enhances the planning and reporting processes within the community corrections system, particularly focusing on the needs of incarcerated individuals requiring mental health care. Enhanced Stakeholder Inclusion: Adds a representative of a community-based organizatio...
SB 1082 (Eggman): Augmented residential care facilities – Support RCFE/ARF Facility Reimbursement Rates: Seeks to address the chronically low reimbursement rates that adult residential facilities (ARFs) and residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFEs) encounter. Requires the Department of Health Care services (DHCS), in partnership with the ...
AB 1788 (Quirk-Silva): Mental health multidisciplinary personnel team – Support Expansion of Multidisciplinary Personnel Teams (MPTs) for Behavioral Health Enables counties to establish Behavioral Health MPTs. Promotes collaboration across service providers and government agencies. MPT members can share confidential information as per existing priv...
AB 2466 (Carrillo, Wendy): Cedi-Cal managed care: network adequacy standards- Support Focus is on ensuring that enrollees receive timely access to healthcare services. Under this bill, MCPs would be out of compliance if less than 85% of their doctors get appointments on time. The State Auditor found that health plans were largely unable to meet the...
AB 2154 (Berman): Mental health: involuntary treatment – Support Patients’ Rights Handbook for Family Members Mandates that any facility where a person is involuntarily detained must give a copy of the Patients’ Rights Handbook, prepared by DHCS, to a family member of the detained individual. The definition of “family member” in this context is bro...
ACR 174 (Grayson): Firefighter Suicide Awareness and Prevention Stand Down Week – Support SCR 114 (Sevarto): Suicide Prevention Week in California – Support
The "A New State of Mind" Documentary is an hour-long film narrated by mental health advocate Glenn Close, taking a look at the lives of several Californians who have been impacted by stigma and mental illness.
NAMI California advocates for research and services in response to major illnesses that affect the brain, including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic and other severe anxiety disorders,
NAMI advocates to improve the lives of people affected by mental health conditions. From the U.S. Capitol to state legislatures to local city councils, the NAMI Alliance uses the power of lived experience to shape how our country helps people with mental illness.
Jul 10, 2015 · It’s how living with a mental illness feels. It runs our lives and we can’t stop it. Admitting to someone that you have a problem is probably the hardest thing to do.
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www.nami.org · advocate · the-power-of-advocacyThe Power of Advocacy: Turning Experience into Impact
Jun 14, 2023 · Mental health advocates are committed to raising awareness of mental illness, sharing their stories and urging policymakers and community members to support their work. Joining a group of people working together to make your community a better place can be an empowering and motivating experience.
