Thank you for your interest in the Youth Innovation Project. The application period has now closed but there will be additional opportunities to contribute to the project. Please email Shannon Tarter at Shannon.tarter@mhsoac.ca.gov to be added to the communication... Read MoreRead more about Youth Innovation Project Planning Committee
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... Read MoreRead more about Mental Illness and a Story of Success
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... Read MoreRead more about MHSOAC Honors Mental Health Icons
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... Read MoreRead more about Commission Elects New Chair and Vice Chair for 2019
The Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission took a big step last month toward a journey that will help guide its path for the next several years with the ultimate goal of transforming the mental health system in California. The meeting in Los... Read MoreRead more about Commissioners Launch Strategic Planning to Guide Direction