Legislative Update  

We are headed into the final weeks of committee hearings on the 2011-2012 bills. Here is what is happening with the bills that NAMI California supports or opposes:

Bill #	Author	NAMI CA Position	Committee	Hearing Date
AB 154	Beall	Support	Senate Health	6.27.12
AB 327	Davis	Support	Senate Public Safety	No date yet
AB 683	Ammiano	Support	On hold
AB 826	Atkins	Support	On hold
AB 1569	Allen	Support	Senate Health	6.13.12
AB 1709	Mitchell	Support	Senate Appropriations	After budget
AB 2134	Chesbro	Oppose, unless amended	Senate Health	6.20.12
AB 2369	Valadao	Oppose	Senate Health	No date yet
SB 9	Yee	Support	Assembly Floor	Likely later
SB 60	Evans	Oppose	Assembly Appropriations	After budget
SB 119	Lowenthal	Support	On hold
SB 542	Price	Support	Assembly Public Safety	6.19.12
SB 1136	Steinberg	Support	Assembly Health	7.3.12

Click on the Bill # to read the version of the bill that is going to the hearing. In addition to the bills above,

AB 1453 and SB 951 have had favorable analyses written and are likely to be supported by NAMI California.

 

Questions or comments? Please send them along. 

 

Bettie Reinhardt

Acting Executive Director and NAMI CAN! Coordinator

bettie.reinhardt@namicalifornia.org 

Evaluation Committee Meeting  

When: June 20, 2012
1:30 to 4:30 PM

Where: California Institute for Mental Health (CiMH)
Sugar Pine Room
2125 19th Street, 2nd Floor
Sacramento, CA 95811 

 

Call-In Number: 866-508-0945 

Participant Number: 2128536

 

Click here to view the agenda.

 

In other MSHOC news, The Summary for the Chico Community Forum on April 4, 2012  has been posted to the website and is available here.

 

On the Radio:

The Los Angeles-based Free Your Mind Projects radio show is now showcasing the Mental Health Services ACTION segment which highlights Prop 63. The Free Your Mind Projects radio show can be heard on the weekends on the following stations: KTLK AM 1150 (Los Angeles), KSTE AM 650 (Sacramento), KNEW AM 960 (San Francisco), KCBQ AM 1170 (San Diego) and KERN NewsTalk AM 1180 (Bakersfield) and KGFM Soft Rock 101.5 FM (Bakersfield).

 

Listen to the Mental Health Services ACTION show that aired on 6/2/12 with Superior Court Judge Stephen Manley who presides over Santa Clara County's Mental Health Court and Dr. Nancy Pena, Mental Health Director for Santa Clara County Health and Hospital System.

Trust Building Communication Training

to Enhance Support and Success in the Workplace

 

Thursday, June 28, 2012 - 12:00-2:00 p.m.

 

REGISTER NOW: ron.shaw@namicalifornia.org (To receive webinar link and call-in info).

 

Overview: This webinar is designed to support Peers/Consumers and Family Members currently employed as paid, volunteer and stipend reimbursed staff in the mental health system. The overall goal is to deconstruct potential communication barriers between employer, prospective/current employees, co-workers, and clients to enhance skills that will help build a supportive network and promote success within a multicultural workplace/service environment.

This webinar will engage participants in discussion and skill building exercises and help them to:

 

1.    Build trust within the workplace/service environment within this multicultural context.

2.    Effectively share self-value and perspectives through responsive communication.

3.    Identify and align with workplace mentors, build teams, and identify resources.

4.    Use communication to help sustain an environment of wellness.

 

Click here to download the flyer.