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Stop Stigma Sacramento Calls for Art

  Sacramento County has released the following notice, calling for artwork from individuals with mental health needs or from those who care for them (including…

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Registration for the 2017 CMHACY Conference opens February 15th

We are excited to announce that registration for the 2017 CMHACY conference will open tomorrow, February 15th.  You will notice that there are several new…

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Children’s Mental Health Crisis Services, Part 4

We continue our series on children’s mental health crisis services.  In this blog we will provide a summary of The Mental Health Services Oversight &…

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Suicide Prevention Month is Over, But We Always Fight on.

As we come to the end of Suicide Prevention Month, Governor Brown signed in to law Assembly Bill 2246 (O’Donnell) to mandate that districts with students…

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Alcohol and Other Drug/Substance Use Disorders

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…

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September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

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…

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Children’s Mental Health Crisis Services, Part 3

Last month our blog returned to the topic of children’s mental health crisis services.  This week’s blog will continue our focus on this important part…

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California’s Foster Youth Need You Now!

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…

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New Website!

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…

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Children’s Mental Health Crisis Services, Part 2

On May 10th, 2016 we posted our first blog on children’s mental health crisis services. In the blog we summarized the increased attention to the…

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CMHACY Clarifies Authorship and Publication of Recent CCR Article by Mr. Lee Collins

As CMHACY moves forward to advocate for children and families, we have expanded our presence in the public arena via a series of blogs and…

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John Boyd: Leadership Thoughts to Share

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…

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