NAMI Sacramento: State of California Issues

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Current Issues: State of California

Current Mental Health Issues

State Mental Health System Headed for Crisis
Mental Health Parity
Mental Health Court
NAMI California's position on bills affecting the State of California
AB1640: See the Bee article on Darrell Steinberg's bill to remove derogatory, stigmatizing terms from California law books. Signed into law July 6, 2007.
California's Report Card for mental health care: California scored a C-, the national average is D, and not one state in the whole country scored an A.

The Legislative Process

How a bill becomes State law

Contact State Mental Health Agencies

SAMHSA's list of California State agencies

State Legislature Web Sites and Calendar

Web sites

Calendar and schedules

Contact the Governor

Include your name and address when contacting the Governor. Options are:

mail
Governor Arnold
Schwarzenegger
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814

phone:
916-445-2841

fax:
916-445-4633

Contact your Representatives in the State Senate and Assembly

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