Mental Health Association in California

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Legislative Advocacy: We need your help to let our elected officials know mental healthcare and access to mental healthcare are important issues. Without hearing from people who live in their home districts, many lawmakers don't understand the need to improve mental services. If you would like to make a difference and be involved in our efforts to increase mental health services for people who need them, please contact our office at (916) 557-1167 or email zkhanna@mhac.org. We will add you to our Action Alert email list and notify you when you can help by sending a letter to your elected official. One letter to one lawmaker can make the difference in getting a law passed!

Become a Member of Mental Health America (Formerly the National Mental Health Association): 1 in 4 American adults live with a diagnosable mental health condition. Do More for 1 in 4 by becoming a member of Mental Health America. For $5/month you can help the 60 million Americans with a mental health condition find information, support and treatment. Visit http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/go/action/membership to learn more.

Why Contribute to the Mental Health Association in California?

There is no health without mental health!

1 in 4 adults are living with a diagnosable mental illness?

Poor mental health is a public health crisis!

The Mental Health Association in California (MHAC) works to assure that everyone who needs mental health care has access to the appropriate level of care at the appropriate time.

MHAC works to educate state and local leaders, and lawmakers on the importance and cost-effectiveness of mental health care. We are a unique statewide organization that has been in existence since 1958. Our programs and projects create a very special forum for providers of care, advocates for patients, and family members of people living with a metal illness. Our coalition building efforts allow us to understand each other’s perspectives and to work together to educate state and local leaders on the impact of their decisions on the lives of people living with a mental illnesses.

The goals of the MHAC include the elimination of the barriers that keep Californians from accessing the care they need when they need it. MHAC seeks to eliminate barriers to access through:

Increasing mental health literacy and understanding of mental illness.
Reducing the barriers to access imposed by both public and private payers.
Reducing the discriminatory practices within the education system, the workplace, and communities.

MHAC is tax-exempt, 501(c)3 organization. Our federal tax ID number is 94-1393424. MHAC has a full-time, paid staff located in Sacramento, California and is governed by a Board of Directors who serve without compensation.

The activities of the MHAC are ongoing throughout the year. With such a large state as California, financial assistance is always needed year-round so that activities are uninterrupted. Financial support through charitable giving is vital if the MHAC is to continue its important work.

If you would like to make a financial contribution to the Mental Health Association in California, please contact Zima Khanna, Associate Director, at 916-557-1167 or email zkhanna@mhac.org.

We hope we can count on you!