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Hopeful Signs Of Increased Emphasis On Mental Health Issues
Despite a lack of major achievements, the White House has recruited notable mental health advocates.

A major speech on mental health from Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and the ascension of a new administrator at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) have sparked hopes that the Obama administration is putting increased emphasis on mental health issues....
Mr. Ayers, Recording Artist
With a little help from his friends, the Soloist cuts his first CD.

I was beginning to think we'd never get around to making the CD that Nathaniel Anthony Ayers has been talking about for years....
A Harder Road To Recovery
Sour economy reduces the disabled's prospects of getting hired

As the unemployment rate goes up, finding jobs for disabled people is getting harder....
NAMI Affiliate Director Honored
Shannon Jaccard, Executive Director for NAMI San Diego, was selected to join the list of 50 San Diego residents expected to make significant contributions to the community in 2010....
Electroboy On Campus
It has never been more important than now to empower college students with the tools they need to manage their mental health care needs....
Down To The Bare Bones
In Yolo County, compassion has resulted in debt, as the Mental Health Department for years has gone above and beyond state mandate to care for its citizens....
Mendocino County Mental Health Services Struggling
Slashed funding and unfunded mandates are forcing the Mendocino County Health and Human Services Agency to rethink the mental health services it provides countywide....
Exercise Builds Brain Volume In Schizophrenia
Three months of aerobic exercise significantly increased the volume of the hippocampus in patients with chronic schizophrenia, researchers said....
Fish Oil Can Head Off First Psychotic Episodes
In the lives of young people at high risk for developing serious mental illness, heading off that first psychotic episode can mean a world of difference....
Children Of Bipolar Parents At Risk
The Parents' Curse: "I hope you have children just like you!" There may be a scientific basis for that. If your child's temper tantrums and assorted fits are frazzling your last nerve, it could be because he or she is a sort of mini-you....
SAMHSA Grant Proposals Due Mid-February
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration(SAMHSA)is accepting applications for fiscal year 2010 for up to $8.9 million....
 
 
State Budget Alert. Call to Action!
 
 
Executive Director’s Message, December 2009
Time for Action! The Hidden Cost Of Untreated Mental Illness
California Mental Health Finance Update
Trouble Filling Prescriptions Under Medi-Cal?
Early Intervention Program Grants
Navigating the Currents: A Guide to California's Public Mental Health System
Working Well Together Technical Assistance Center (WWT TAC)
 
 
NAMI Butte County Walk 2010
NAMI San Francisco Bay Area 2010
NAMI Ventura County 2010
NAMI San Diego 2010
NAMI Fresno 2010
NAMI Northern California 2010
 
 
MHSA Report, October 2009 – December 2009
Participating in the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA)
Mental Health Services Act Update
Department of Mental Health Releases Five-Year Workforce Education and Training Development Plan
NAMI California Position Paper On The Mental Health Services Act