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May

CMHACY Poster Sessions and Wine and Cheese Reception

May 9, 2016

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Wednesday Evening 8:15 Fred Farr and Kiln This year we have added “poster sessions” to our conference agenda. Poster sessions allow individuals and groups to present their research, policy and practice ideas in a more informal setting than could be done in a workshop session. The “poster”...

May

2016 Advocate of the Year

May 6, 2016

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Monica Nepomuceno Monica Nepomuceno works at the California Department of Education (CDE) as an Education Programs Consultant (EPC) with the Educational Options, Student Support and American Indian Education Office. Monica has been the EPC overseeing the Mental Health Services Program at CDE since 2009. Under this...

May

2016 Journalist of the Year

May 5, 2016

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Daniel Heimpel Daniel Heimpel is an award-winning journalist, the founder of a national non-profit organization, Fostering Media Connections, dedicated to improving the lives of children through solution-based journalism, and teaches graduate students of public policy, social work and journalism on how to use media to drive...

May

CMHACY Conference Exhibitors: National Accrediting Organizations

May 2, 2016

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The 2016 CMHACY conference will highlight topics of special interest to those impacted by the child welfare Continuum of Care Reform (AB403). In addition to a number of relevant pre-conference and workshop sessions, representatives from the California approved national accrediting organizations will exhibit their programs...

April

2016 Promising Program of the Year

April 28, 2016

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National Alliance on Mental Illness on Campus High School NAMI on Campus clubs work to end the stigma that makes it hard for students to talk about mental health and get the help they need. Clubs hold creative meetings, and hold innovative awareness events. NAMI on...

April

2016 Exemplary Program of the Year

April 27, 2016

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Desert Mountain Children’s Center The Desert/Mountain Children's Center (DMCC) is a counseling center designed to meet the therapeutic needs of infants, children and youth, birth to 22 years of age. The DMCC provides screening, psychological assessment, mental health treatment planning and mental health treatment services DMCC’s...

April

Children’s Mental Health Policy Development: Opportunities to Become Involved

April 24, 2016

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CMHACY’s policy focus is to improve the behavioral health of California’s children and youth. We operationalized this focus by stating: All children, youth, and their families should have timely access to the right service, at the right time, in the right place, and in the...

April

2016 Lifetime Achievement Awards Dane Cervine And Phil Crandall

April 21, 2016

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The California Mental Health Advocates for Children and Youth membership is recognizing Dane Cervine and Phillip Crandall for their lifetime commitment to California’s youth. Dane Cervine Dane Cervine served as Chief of Children's Mental Health for the County of Santa Cruz for many years, retiring in 2015....

April

2016 Conference: Introducing This Years’ Plenary Speakers

April 19, 2016

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The CMHACY Board and Friends are pleased to present three exceptional plenary speakers presenting on the following topics for the 2016 CMHACY Conference. Kappy Madenwald: Achieving the Promise of Family-Centeredness in Care Delivery Chacku Mathai: Beyond Resilience: Discovering the Tools for Thriving as a Community Dayna Long: Addressing Inequities in...

April

2016 Legislator of the Year – Assembly Member Mark Stone

April 13, 2016

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The California Mental Health Advocates for Children and Youth membership is recognizing Assemblymember Mark Stone for his leadership in improving outcomes for youth in foster care. Assemblymember Stone has passed legislation which is designed to improve the outcomes of youth in foster care by increasing...

CMHACY Poster Sessions and Wine and Cheese Reception

2016 Advocate of the Year

2016 Journalist of the Year

CMHACY Conference Exhibitors: National Accrediting Organizations

2016 Promising Program of the Year

2016 Exemplary Program of the Year

Children’s Mental Health Policy Development: Opportunities to Become Involved

2016 Lifetime Achievement Awards Dane Cervine And Phil Crandall

2016 Conference: Introducing This Years’ Plenary Speakers

2016 Legislator of the Year – Assembly Member Mark Stone

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