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Historic Blueprint Calls for Transforming State’s Behavioral Health Care System

May 5, 2021

Prevention and early intervention critical as California faces behavioral health ‘tsunami’ due to COVID-19 [Recording of press conference above.]…

Behavioral Health Action lauds Simone Biles for courageously sharing mental health story

July 27, 2021

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Behavioral Health Action (BHA) co-chairs Carmela Coyle and Jessica Cruz today released the following statement regarding Simone Biles’…

KCRA: “Coalition aims for prevention-first care”

May 17, 2021

Jessica Cruz, CEO of NAMI California and Behavioral Health Action Co-Chair, sat down with KCRA to discuss how the BHA…

OC Register: Blueprint “offers a new path forward for addiction treatment and much more”

May 17, 2021

The OC Register reported on the BHA Blueprint for Behavioral Health: Plugging deadly holes in California’s addiction treatment system First-of-its-kind…

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Lenny Mendonca Shares His Story and Breaks the Stigma

March 24, 2021

It’s been nearly one year since Lenny Mendonca, then Chief Economic and Business Advisor to Governor Gavin Newsom, announced…

California Surgeon General Wants More Screening

August 26, 2020

We were thrilled to speak to California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris again as part of our ongoing COVID-19 Rising to Meet the…