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Armed with information, analysis and ideas, through our new Vision 2030 initiative, we'll tackle areas critical to ensuring California's care systems rise to the challenge. #CAleg
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We are bringing new data, research and ideas to our most pressing challenges, focusing on our behavioral health workforce and ending the homelessness, incarceration and hospitalization cycle for people with mental illness and substance use disorders.
“This growth in homelessness is largely a result of systemic poverty. Too many people in this country are just plain not making it. They’ve gone from fragile and housed, to fragile and couch-surfing, to fragile and living in their cars, to fragile to living in tents.” #AHCJSummit
1/5 As we reflect on the 60th anniversary of the #CommunityMentalHealthAct and all it set out to achieve, we recognize what officials in 1963 saw as common sense: Medication and therapy are not sufficient to support the recovery of people living with serious mental illness.
@CMAdocs@TheKennedyForum “Passing SB 855 was only one piece of ensuring access to affordable and high-quality behavioral health services,” said Steinberg Institute CEO Karen Larsen at Wednesday’s hearing, “Strong enforcement is required to hold plans accountable for providing proper care.”
Today, we joined @cmadocs and @thekennedyforum and other advocates to call for strong enforcement of #SB855, the state's landmark law requiring health insurance plans to cover mental health and substance use conditions the same as physical health.
#caleg
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The Steinberg Institute and @kennedyforum released a statement in response to yesterday's @cadmhc settlement agreement with Kaiser Permanente. Our organizations continue to encourage California to enforce #parity regulations. Read more: https://t.co/Jh8DUbURhk #parity#sb855
Today Steinberg Institute leaders joined Governor Gavin Newsom as he signed legislation to modernize California’s landmark Mental Health Services Act.
#caleg#sb326#ab531
Read more about this historic day:
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On #WorldMentalHealthDay, let's reflect on why all of us continue our efforts. Almost 2/3 of CA adults with a mental illness and 2/3 of CA adolescents with major depressive episodes don't get treatment. (2022 @CHCFNews report)
As #SuicidePreventionMonth comes to an end, remember that you can always #BeThe1To help someone else. Here are the 5 ways to help someone who may be experiencing a suicidal crisis. https://t.co/EeczPwgLM9 #SPM23