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MHSOAC Honors Mental Health Icons

Nov 20, 2018

If California had to pick superstars in mental health advocacy, Sally Zinman and Rusty Selix would top the list. That was the overwhelming consensus at the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission meeting after the Commission named its two new...
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Mental Illness and a Story of Success

Nov 20, 2018

During a psychotic episode while enrolled at Harvard Business School, Katherine Switz believed she was Jesus Christ. “I was crossing the Harvard Business School campus in the year 2000,” she said. “It was freezing cold in the middle of winter and I was out there...
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Commission Meeting – November 2018

Nov 14, 2018

Handout Packet – November 2018 Meeting Packet – November 2018 City of Berkeley Innovation Plan Trauma Informed Care Plan Update – November 2018 City of Berkeley MHSA Reversion Expenditure Plan – November 2018 Commission Meeting Agenda –...
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Read more about Client and Family Leadership Committee – November 7, 2018

Client and Family Leadership Committee – November 7, 2018

Nov 7, 2018

Client and Family Leadership Committee Meeting MHSOAC 1325 J Street, Suite 1700 Sacramento, CA 95814 Call-in Number: 866-817-6533; Participant Code: 1189021 Disability Rights California – Report on dehumanizing terms in California codes CFLC Meeting Minutes...
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Commission Elects New Chair and Vice Chair for 2019

Nov 2, 2018

The Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission unanimously elected Vice-Chair Khatera Aslami-Tamplen as chair and Commissioner Lynne Ashbeck as vice-chair at its meeting October 24, 2018 in Alameda County. Their terms run for a year and begin...
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