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September

Alcohol and Other Drug/Substance Use Disorders

September 29, 2016
In 2016 CMHACY Conference
By CMHACY

Pathways to accessing Substance Use Disorder Services and Supports Individuals, parents, family, friends and coworkers often ask “How can I get into treatment?” or “How can I get John/Jane into treatment?”  After providing publicly and commercially funded substance use disorder (SUD) services for decades within California,...

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28
September

September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

September 28, 2016
In 2016 CMHACY Conference
By CMHACY

Youth Suicide In Schools, Mental Health Should Be Everyone’s Responsibility Background In the last decade, suicide has jumped from being the third to the second leading cause of death for youth between 10 and 24 year olds. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention reports that approximately...

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29
August

California’s Foster Youth Need You Now!

August 29, 2016
In 2016 CMHACY Conference
By CMHACY

SPECIAL EDITION As the 2nd year in the two-year bill session comes to an end, many bills are still alive and headed to the governor’s desk. This includes several important bill related to children’s mental health. In last week’s blog highlighted an important bill (AB741) which, if...

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August

New Website!

August 29, 2016
In 2016 CMHACY Conference
By CMHACY

Hi everyone! We are very excited to announce our brand new website! After months of imagination, design, and hard work, our team has finally finished the re-design of our website. Check it out and get ready for next year's conference here: http://cmhacy.org From all of us at CMHACY,...

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31
May

John Boyd: Leadership Thoughts to Share

May 31, 2016
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By CMHACY

Our 36th annual conference included an increasing number of attendees associated with commercial insurance and hospital systems. One such attendee was John Boyd, System Executive Mental Health. CEO, Sutter Solano Medical Center & Sutter Center for Psychiatry. When discussing what he took away from the...

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18
May

2016 CMHACY Conference Highlights

May 18, 2016
In 2016 CMHACY Conference
By CMHACY

Since 1980 CMHACY has hosted an annual meeting at Asilomar Conference Grounds in Pacific Grove, California.  Unique in the country and attended by as many as 600 stakeholders – parents, youth, providers, legal advocates, school representatives, County agency leaders, state department officials, and legislative staff...

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