Behavioral Health Champions

FEATURED Behavioral Health Champions

Behavioral Health Champion: Governor Gavin Newsom

October 29, 2019

This week’s Behavioral Health Champion is Governor Gavin Newsom. It’s been one year since the Behavioral Health Action Coalition met…

California Surgeon General Discusses COVID-19 Response

April 23, 2020

California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris sat down with BHA Co-Chair and NAMI California CEO Jessica Cruz for a…

Behavioral Health Champion: Asm. Marc Levine

March 11, 2020

We have a new Behavioral Health Champion this week: Asm. Marc Levine. We talked to him about all things behavioral health,…

Behavioral Health Champion: Asm. Kevin Kiley

November 19, 2019

Our next Behavioral Health Champion, Asm. Kevin Kiley, is a former high school English teacher and spoke to us about…

Behavioral Health Champion: Asm. Jim Frazier

November 11, 2019

Our Behavioral Health Champion interview series continues with Asm. Jim Frazier. He got his start in local politics after losing his…

Behavioral Health Champion: Governor Gavin Newsom

October 29, 2019

This week’s Behavioral Health Champion is Governor Gavin Newsom. It’s been one year since the Behavioral Health Action Coalition met…

Behavioral Health Champion: Paul Rains

October 17, 2019

We’ve brought you 10 Behavioral Health Champion interviews since August – all state lawmakers or Administration leaders. Now, we’re bringing you…

Behavioral Health Champion: Senator Brian Jones

October 10, 2019

Our Behavioral Health Champion interview series continues with Senator Brian Jones. The Senator from San Diego says behavioral health is “on…

Behavioral Health Champion: Assemblymember Kansen Chu

October 8, 2019

As part of our ongoing #BehavioralHealthChampion interview series, we recently sat down with Assemblymember Kansen Chu. Born in Taiwan, Asm….

Behavioral Health Champion: California Treasurer Fiona Ma

October 1, 2019

This week’s #BehavioralHealthChampion: California Treasurer Fiona Ma. In her role as Treasurer, she’s keenly aware of the financing complexities that…

Behavioral Health Champion: Assemblymember David Chiu

September 24, 2019

Assemblymember David Chiu is our next #BehavioralHealthChampion. Asm. Chiu says California has fallen behind on addressing behavioral health care, but…