Policy and Advocacy
MHAC Principles
MHAC Public Policy Positions
2021 Position Letters
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- 05-25 | Coalition Senate Floor Alert – Support SB 221 (Wiener): Timely Care for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
- 05-19 | Coalition Letter to Senate & Assembly Budget Committees – RE: One-Time Allocation of $4.7 Million for establishing a Peer Support Specialist Certification Program in Medi-Cal and Drawing Down Millions in Federal Matching Funds
- 04-23 | Coalition Letter to DHCS – Comments in Support of Parity for All U.S. FDA-Approved Medication Assisted Treatments (MATs) – DHCS (Revised) CalAIM Proposal for 2022 and Beyond
- 04-12 | Coalition Letter to Senate Health Committee Chair, Richard Pan – Opposition to SB-106 (Umberg) Mental Health Services Act: Innovative Programs
- 02-18 | Letter to Senate and Assembly Budget Committees – Governor Newsom’s Proposed January Behavioral Health Budget Proposal for $750 million for the Community Continuum of Behavioral Health Treatment Resources – SUPPORT
- 01-29 | Letter to Senator Portantino – STRONG SUPPORT – Senate Bill 224 (SB 224) – Pupil instruction: mental health education
- 01-27 | MHAC Response to Proposed LPS Amendment of Gravely Disabled Definition
2020 Position Letters
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- 10-14 | Mental Health America of California Supports Proposition 25
- 09-03 | Letter to Governor – MHAC Request to Sign AB2112 (Ramos)
- 09-03 | Letter to Governor – Coalition Letter asking for Signature on SB 803 (Beall) Peer Support Specialist Certification and Peer Support Services
- 09-03 | Letter to Governor – SB 855 (Wiener) – Health Coverage of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders – Request for Signature
- 07-13 | Letter to Congressional Leadership – Urgent Nonprofit Policy Priorities in Reforms to CARES Act
- 06-23 | MHSA Coalition Guiding Principles – Final
- 06-17 | SB 665 (Umberg) Mental Health Services Fund – OPPOSE
- 06-09 | Letter to Sacramento Mayor & City Council – Youth Led Mental Health Proposal
- 05-23 | Letter to Senate Leadership – Budget Request to Establish Youth Mental Health First Aid Pilot Programs
- 05-22 | AB 2112 (Ramos) – Office of Suicide Prevention – SUPPORT
- 05-21 | Letter to Governor and Legislative Leadership: Backfill of Realignment Funding Needed to Save the Behavioral Health Safety Net
- 05-20 | Leadership Conference on Civil Rights – Letter to Secretary Azar, U.S. DHHS and Director Severino, Office of Civil Rights/U.S. DHHS – Re: Nondiscrimination in Health and Health Education Programs and Activities, Final Rule (RIN 0945-AA11)
- 05-19 | MHSOAC Rules of Procedure Meeting – Letter of Thanks
- 05-12 | SB-855 (Weiner) Health coverage: mental health or substance abuse disorders. – Letter to Senate Health Committee – SUPPORT
- 05-12 | SB 803 (Beall) Peer Certification – Letter to Senate Health Committee – SUPPORT
- 05-12 | MHSA Coalition Request for Flexibility with Mental Health Service Act Requirements to Address COVID-19 Public Health Crisis
- 05-12 | MHSA Coalition – Guiding Principles – DRAFT
- 04/16 | Letter to Assembly and Senate Leaders – Re: Special Legislative Budget Hearings on COVID-19: Request for a Hearing Dedicated to the Public Behavioral Health Delivery System and Support for COVID-19 Relief Funding to Support Critical Behavioral Health Safety Net Infrastructure
- 04-15 | CalNonProfits Coalition Letter to Governor, Assembly and Senate Leaders – Re: Urgent request for support of California’s nonprofits during the COVID-19 crisis
- 04-10 | Letter to Governor Newsom – Re Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) and COVID-19
- 03-31 | Assemblymembers Letter to Governor, Assembly and Senate Leaders – Re: Support for California’s Nonprofits During the COVID-19 Crisis
- 03-29 | Letter to Governor Newsom – Preserve the MHSA
- 03-28 | Letter to Governor Newsom – Allow California Nurse Practitioners (NPs) to practice without formal physician oversight and to allow hospitals to give NPs admitting privileges
- 03-06 | ODS Waiver Revision Proposal — CalAIM Behavioral Health Payment Reform Workgroup Comments
- 03-02 | Letter to Governor Newsom – Add Persons with Lived Experience to the Behavioral Health Task Force
- 02-03 | CA Potential 1115 Waiver IMD Exclusion Proposal – Oppose