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Press Releases

• CMHDA Media Statement: "California Mental Health Directors Association Statement on Recent Connecticut Tragedy" (December 19, 2012) (PDF 331 KB)
• CMHDA Media Statement: "County Mental Health Directors Welcome Opportunity to Demonstrate the Value of Proposition 63" (August 20, 2012) (PDF 82 KB)
• CMHDA, CCCMHA Media Statement, "Budget Crisis Calls for Protecting Mental Health Services" (March 29, 2012) (PDF 56 KB)
• CMHDA Media Statement: "Budget Cuts Will Set Back Community Mental Health Efforts," (March 24, 2011) (PDF 85 KB)
• CMHDA, CIMH Fact Sheet on the IMD Demonstration Project (March 22, 2012) (PDF 184 KB)
  • Sacramento County IMD Demonstration Project Press Release (March 22, 2012) (PDF 195 KB)
  • Contra Costa County IMD Demonstration Project Press Release (March 22, 2012) (PDF 189 KB)

In the News

• The New York Times, "Focusing on Violence Before It Happens" (March 14, 2013) (Link)
• California Healthline, "Stakeholders See California as National Model for Revamping Mental Health Care Services" (March 13, 2013) (Link)
• Record.Net, "First-of-its-Kind Symposium Tackles Suicide Prevention" (January 30, 2013) (Link)
• Glendale News-Press, "Program Fights Stigma of Mental Health Help in Armenian Community" (January 24, 2013) (Link)
• The Sentinel, "Programs Target Teen Suicide, Mental Health" (January 21, 2013) (Link)
• The Reporter, Opinion, "Parts of Prop. 63 Should Be Adopted Nationally" (January 20, 2013) (Link)
• Orange County Register, "Senator: California is a National Leader on Mental Health" (January 17, 2013) (Link)
• Fresno Bee, "New Suicide Hotline to Service 5 Valley Counties" (January 17, 2013) (Link)
• Silicon Valley Mercury News, "Maj. Gen. David S. Baldwin: National Guard Benefits from Prop. 63 Programs" (January 17, 2013) (Link)
• Los Angeles Times, "California Senate Leader Proposes $10-Billion U.S. Mental Health Plan" (January 16, 2013) (Link)
• San Francisco Chronicle, "Mental Health Care Push Won't Be Easy" (December 23, 2012) (Link)
• Sacramento Bee, "Steinberg Calls For Early Treatment for Mentally Ill" (December 21, 2012) (Link)
• Silicon Valley Mercury News, "California Offered as National Mental Health Model" (December 20, 2012) (Link)
• Capital Public Radio, "Advocates, Lawakers Urge Attention to Mental Health" (December 20, 2012) (Link)
• Los Angeles Times, "'Know the Signs' Campaign Aims to Prevent Suicide Through Awareness" (December 12, 2012) (Link)
• KPCC, Southern California Public Radio, "In Calif., Some Ex-Inmates Get Help in New Ways" (September 21, 2012) (Link)
• Capital Public Radio, "Prop. 63 Funded Program Provides Alternative Paths to Mental Wellness" (September 10, 2012) (Link)
• Merced Sun-Star, "Officials: Prop. 63 Cash Used Well in Merced County" (August 20, 2012) (Link)
• San Francisco Examiner, " Patricia Ryan: Programs help catch mental illness early" (August 19, 2012 (Link)
• Ventura County Star, "County Reports Promising Results in Program to Prevent Psychosis" (August 18, 2012) (Link)
• California Healthline, "Steinberg Requests State Audit of Use of Proposition 63 Funding" (August 16, 2012) (Link)
• Los Angeles Times, "L.A. County to Focus Funds on Chronically Homeless" (August 15, 2012) (Link)
• Monterey County Herald, Opinion, "Wayne W. Clark: The Mental Health Services Act Has Positive Local Impact" (August 15, 2012) (Link)
• San Luis Obispo Tribune Letter, "Front end vs. back" (August 13, 2012) (Link)
• Daily Democrat, "Health aid offered by Yolo group" ( August 10, 2012) (Link)
• Oakland Tribune Letters, " No Problem with Prop. 63 Spending" (August 9, 2012) (Link)
• Turlock Journal, "Mental Health Act Funds Create 'Help-First' System" (August 7, 2012) (Link)
• Vallejo Times Herald, "Mental Health in Solano County" (August 6, 2012) (Link)
• Redding Record, "Proposition 63 is working here" (August 5, 2012) (Link)
• KPBS, "SDSU Aims to Assist Students With Mental Health Without Screenings," (July 31, 2012) (Link)
• Fresno Bee, "Hmong garden praised for mental health impact" (July 30, 2012) (Link)
• Bakersfield Californian, "Kern directs mental health money to illness prevention (July 29, 2012) (Link)