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

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”

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”

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

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

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

Lenny Mendonca Shares His Story and Breaks the Stigma

 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

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…

What We’ve Learned: Behavioral Health During COVID-19

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, BHA has had several eye-opening conversations with leaders in behavioral health here in California. Some key…

What California’s Behavioral Health Agencies Are Seeing During COVID-19

BHA recently sat down with Le Ondra Clark Harvey, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs for the California Council of Community…

California Surgeon General Discusses COVID-19 Response

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

NAMI California CEO Jessica Cruz talks COVID-19

NAMI California CEO and BHA Co-Chair Jessica Cruz sat down with us to discuss how NAMI is responding to the pandemic….