By Reem Shahrouri MHSOAC staff A team of Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC) staff traveled to Tehama County to attend a Community Program Planning meeting and to view firsthand some of the county’s programs and services. The visit... Read MoreRead more about Tehama County Hosts MHSOAC Staff and Local Community

By Elisa Rocha Bupara MHSOAC Communications The young people who came together for the first time March 24 to learn more about the administrative side of their mission, appeared ready, willing and able to roll up their sleeves and begin working to help transform the... Read MoreRead more about Young Californians to Lead the Way on Youth Mental Health

By Elisa Bupara MHSOAC Communcations The launch of the California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission’s new Transparency Suite couldn’t happen at a better time. With the State Department of Finance projecting more than $2 billion for Mental... Read MoreRead more about New Tools Focus on Transparency

By Elisa Rocha Bupara MHSOAC Communications If Marisol Beas sees someone on the street who appears to be struggling, she will always stop and ask if she can help. It’s something she’s been doing most of her life. “If I saw people speaking Spanish, I would ask them if... Read MoreRead more about A Lifetime of Activism for Transition Age Youth Rep Marisol Beas

By Elisa Rocha Bupara MHSOAC Communications A better script could not have been written for four African American panelists who shared their stories – at times in barely audible whispers due to painful memories or at other times in rousing oratories that elicited an... Read MoreRead more about Stockton Community Comes Together to Discuss Children’s Mental Health