Action alerts, advocacy opportunities, and more in this week's newsletter.
Weekly Newsletter
July 19, 2018
Behavioral Health Action
Behavioral Health Action (BHA) is a coalition of statewide leadership from California who are working together to tackle the Behavioral Health crisis we face as a state. As a founding leader and co-chair of the coalition, NAMI CA knows the value of teamwork and building an army. We are working to turn difficult relationships into sources of strength and ways to help the individuals living with Behavioral Health Issues and their families across California.
NAMI California will be hosting a focus group webinar on August 8 from 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM as part of its NAMI Smarts Enhancement program. We are looking for members of diverse communities including LGBTQ persons and people of color, among others, to lend a hand in developing material to help individuals communicate their stories for advocacy purposes. This is the third of three focus groups for this effort – Thank you to all who have participated and lent us your voice.
SB 1125 WILL BE HEARD IN THE ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
This bill would allow Medi-Cal patients to be reimbursed for both a medical visit and a mental health visit or dental visits, when both visits are at the same community health center on the same day.
NAMI-California is asking members and affiliates to write support letters to their representatives!
SB 1010 WILL BE HEARD IN THE ASSEMBLY APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
This bill creates a supportive housing pilot program for mentally ill parolees who are homeless or at risk of homelessness using existing funding. SB 1010 focuses on the issue of mentally ill parolees specifically at risk of homelessness.
NAMI-California is asking members and affiliates to write support letters to their representatives!
Upcoming NAMI CA Regional Advocacy Meetings in San Joaquin County & Santa Cruz County
NAMI California's regional advocacy meetings are in partnership with local affiliates in several different regions. Regional advocacy meetings are designed to bring together members of the public, community-based organizations (NAMI CA, NAMI Affiliates, and Partners), and county staff to talk about the public planning process. Materials used and topics discussed will support advocacy endeavors for participating attendees. Below are our upcoming meetings.
Each registration link below also includes an optional questionnaire to help us gather important data and inform materials for the meeting. For any questions emailMarcel@namica.org
National Alliance on Mental Illness has released a three-part docuseries exploring mental health perspectives from the African American and Latino communities.
Watch the first video, "Barbershop Confessions in the Big Easy."
There are many opportunities to engage in advocacy at the state level this month! Check out our advocacy calendarand keep checking back for more updates.
