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- 06-02 | Coalition Letter to Governor Newsome – Re: 2023-24 Budget Items that Expand Access to Programs for All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly – Support
- 05-31 | Coalition Letter to the Department of Managed Healthcare – Re: Inclusion of Parity Compliance Reviews in Behavioral Health Investigations
- 04-06 | MHAC Support Letter – AB 874 (WEBER) Healthcare Coverage Out-of-Pocket Expenses
- 04-04 | MHAC Support Letter – SB 509 (PORTANTINO) School Employee and Pupil Training and Education
- 04-04 | MHAC Support Letter – SB 472 (HURTADO) Opioid Overdose Reversal Medication
- 04-04 | Coalition Support Letter – AB 1437 (IRWIN) Medi-Cal: Serious Mental Illness
- 03-29 | MHAC Support Letter – SB 857 (LAIRD) Advisory Task Force on LGBTQ Pupil Needs
- 03-29 | MHAC Support Letter – AB 236 (HOLDEN) Ghost Network Prevention
- 03-29 | MHAC Support Letter – SB 250 (UMBERG) Fentanyl Self-Reporting Immunity
- 03-29 | MHAC Support Letter – AB 19 (PATTERSON) Opioid Antagonist
- 03-28 | MHAC Support Letter – SB 287 (SKINNER) Social Media Safety for Youth
- 03-24 | MHAC Support Letter – SB 11 (MENJIVAR) CSU Mental Health
- 03-23 | MHAC Support Letter – AB 948 (BERMAN) Prescription Drug Copay Cap
- 03-23 | MHAC Support Letter – SB 282 (EGGMAN) Same Day Medi-Cal Reimbursement
- 03-22 | MHAC Support Letter – SB 274 (SKINNER) Eliminate Willful Defiance and Truancy Related Suspensions
- 03-22 | MHAC Support Letter – AB 456 (MAIENSCHEIN) CSU Mental Health Hotlines
- 03-22 | Coalition Opposition Letter – SB 43 (EGGMAN) Expanding the Definition of “Gravely Disabled”
- 03-21 | MHAC Support Letter – AB 1437 (IRWIN) Medi-Cal: Serious Mental Illness
- 02-23 | MHAC Support Letter – AB 289 (HOLDEN) Mental Health Services Act
- 09-01 | MHAC Letter to MHSOAC – Initial Comments on Draft PEI Report
- 09-01 | Coalition Veto Request Letter to Governor – SB 1338 (UMBERG) – CARE Court
- 08-15 | Coalition Support Letter to DMHC – re: Maintaining MHSUD Access During Kaiser Strike
- 08-08 | Coalition Support Letter – Medi-Cal SMI Medication Access
- 07-31 | Brief of MHA et al. as Amici Curiae ISO Appellant C.L. v. Del Amo Hospital
- 06-15 | MHAC Support Letter to Assembly Health Cmte – SB-1019 (Gonzalez) Medi-Cal managed care plans: mental health benefits
- 06-14 | MHAC Opposition Letter to Assembly Judiciary Cmte – SB-1338 (Umberg) CARE Court Program
- 06-10 | Coalition Letter to Governor – Seeking Admin Support of $250m Legislative Budget Proposal for COVID-19 Supplemental Sick Leave
- 06-08 | MHAC Letter of Concern to Assembly Health Cmte – SB-970 (Eggman) Mental Health Services Act
- 06-08 | Coalition Opposition Letter to Assembly Health Cmte – SB-1416 (Eggman) Mental health services: gravely disabled persons
- 06-07 | MHAC Letter of Support to Assembly Health Cmte – SB-858 (Weiner) Health care service plans: discipline: civil penalties
- 05-11 | Coalition Opposition Letter to Senate Appropriations Cmte – SB-1338 (Umberg) CARE Court Program
- 04-19 | MHAC Opposition Letter to Senate Judiciary Cmte – SB-1416 (Eggman) Mental health services: gravely disabled persons
- 04-15 | MHAC Opposition Letter to Senate Health Cmte – SB-1338 (Umberg) CARE Court Program
- 04-12 | MHAC Opposition Letter to Assembly Health Cmte re: AB-2242 (Santiago) Mental health services
- 04-12 | Coalition Opposition Letter to Assembly Health Cmte | AB-2242 (Santiago) Mental health services
- 03-24 | MHAC Letter of Response to Governor Newsom and Secretary Ghaly re: the CARE Courts Proposal
- 03-10 | MHAC Initial Response to Governor Newsom’s CARE Court Proposal
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- 12-01 | Coalition Letter to Governor Newsom – $30 million Proposal in the 988 Mental Health Crisis Line for January Budget
- 10-27 | Coalition Letter – To Senator Padilla – Senate’s Build Back Better Act, Add DOL Parity Enforcement Authority
- 08-30 | Coalition Letter – Assembly Floor Alert – Support SB 221 (Wiener): Timely Care for Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders
- 07-27 | Coalition Letter – Support for 9-8-8 Call Center $50 million Budget Request
- 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