Information Links

The websites listed below offer information on the most recent developments in public mental health services.

• California Department of Mental Health web site

• California Mental Health Planning Council is mandated by federal and state statute to advocate for children with serious emotional disturbances and adults and older adults with serious mental illness, to provide oversight and accountability for the public mental health system, and to advise the Administration and the Legislature on priority issues and participate in statewide planning. California Mental Health Planning Council web site

• The California Mental Health Directors Association web site (CMHDA)

• Mental Health Resources for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities web site

• Mental Health Services Act web site

• Mental Health Services Oversight & Accountability Commission

• NAMI California – Informing, Educating, and Supporting People with Mental Illness and Their Families web site

• Regional Resource Development California Department of Developmental Disabilities web site (RRDPs)

• SLO the Stigma web site

• Additional Mental Health Resources web site

• Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law web site

• National Alliance on Mental Illness web site (NAMI)

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration web site (SAMHSA)