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Announcements & Events

Shattering Mental Illness Stigma

Film to premiere statewide on PBS May 30.

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Silent No More: Mental Health Month

Each May, Americans recognize Mental Health Month with events and activitie...

A Conversation with Mariel

Appearances to commemorate Mental Health Month

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Obama Budget Includes $235 Million For Mental Health Care

$130 million will be used to train teachers

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Feds Say "No" to Governor

California fails to win back prison oversight.

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Mental Illness Stigma Grows in Wake of Shootings

Many in community wrongly see mentally ill as prone to commit violence.

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Mental Health-Substance Use Services Up

Out-of-pocket costs still an issue.

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Breaking News

Steinberg Bill Backs California Mental Health Treatment Program

MHSA funds could be used to expand Laura's Law

Taking Advantage of a Second Chance

Roxane Kamenski is working as a NAMI Program Coordinator/Mid-County in Perris and said she cannot think of any place she would rather be.

Mental Health WET Five-Year Plan Community Forums Date Update

The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD) would like your feedback on the next Mental Health Workforce Education and Training (WET) Five-Year Plan, 2014-2019

Latest DSM Sparks Debate Among Mental Health Professionals

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders handbook determines which diagnostic codes medical professionals use for patients and can affect whether health insurance pays for treatment. The latest version has some critics.

Up to 1 in 5 Children Suffer from Mental Disorder: CDC

In the agency's first-ever study of mental disorders among children aged 3 to 17, researchers found childhood mental illnesses affect up to one in five kids and cost $247 billion per year in medical bills, special education and juvenile justice.


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