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Hearing Voices Support Group Helped Lead to Recovery

Mar 7, 2019

By Elisa Rocha Bupara MHSOAC Communications Corinita Reyes has been knocking down barriers for most of her young life. “My […]

Commission Welcomes Youth To The Table

Feb 28, 2019

As a young person in California and a young person of color, Gabriel Garcia believes he has much to contribute […]

Eating Disorders – ‘Not a Vanity Issue but a Mental Illness’

Feb 14, 2019

As a child, Kristina Saffran battled an unrelenting eating disorder. She eventually achieved recovery and the constant battle led her […]

Commission Listening Session Yields Valuable Information

Jan 28, 2019

Immigrants and refugees in California face numerous obstacles when seeking health care services, but the Mental Health Services Oversight and […]

MHSOAC Represented at World Wellbeing Forum

Jan 15, 2019

World leaders and wellness advocates learned a little bit more about the California Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission […]

Governor Brown Announced One Appointment, Four Reappointments to the MHSOAC

Jan 14, 2019

Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. recently announced the appointment of Commissioner Ken Berrick and the reappointments of Commissioner Bunch, Commissioner […]

Youth Innovation Project Planning Committee

Nov 30, 2018

Thank you for your interest in the Youth Innovation Project. The application period has now closed but there will be […]

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 […]

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 […]