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 to start an organization devoted to helping others do the same. “When I was 10 years old, my babysitter went on a diet and I decided...

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 Accountability Commission aims to try to chip away at those barriers. The Commission held a fourth and final listening session...

Commission Meeting – January 24, 2019

Jan 24, 2019

Summary of the Community Engagement Efforts to Support the Development of the Immigrant/Refugee Stakeholder RFP Governor's Budget, Selected Pages Supplemental Handout – January 24, 2019 Handout Packet – January 2019 Meeting Packet – January 2019...

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 (MHSOAC) at an international gathering of experts united in their desire to share and explore ideas about wellness. The...

Commission Teleconference Meeting – December 2018

Dec 17, 2018

Handout Packet Commission Teleconference – December 2018 City of Berkeley MHSA Reversion Expenditure Plan – December 2018 Early Psychosis Learning Health Care Network Statewide Collaborative – December 2018 Meeting Packet Commission Teleconference...

Cultural and Linguistic Competence Committee – December 2018

Dec 13, 2018

MHSOAC Steinberg Conference Room 1325 J Street, Suite 1700 Sacramento, CA, 95814   Minutes Draft – Cultural and Linguistic Competency Committee Meeting – October 5, 2018 Agenda Item 2: Discussion – UCLA Population Level Outcome Measures Research...