Links

For more information about mental health in California, you can contact any of the organizations listed below:

ADVOCACY GROUPS

Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
http://www.bazelon.org/

National Mental Health Association
http://www.nmha.org/

Mental Health Association in California
http://www.mhac.org/

California Coalition for Mental Health

NAMI National
http://www.nami.org/

NAMI California
http://www.namicalifornia.org/

California Network of Mental Health Clients
http://www.californiaclients.org/

United Advocates for Children of California
http://www.uacc4families.org/

Alliance for Children and Family Services
http://www.alliance1.org/

California Association of Social Rehabilitation Agencies
http://www.casra.org/

California Hospital Association
http://www.calhealth.org/

National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare
http://www.nccbh.org/

Network of Care
http://networkofcare.org/home.cfm

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES

 State Department of Mental Health
http://www.dmh.cahwnet.gov/

California Institute for Mental Health
http://www.cimh.org/home/index.cfm

California Mental Health Directors Association
http://www.cmhda.org/

Department of Social Service Licensing
http://ccld.ca.gov/

Department of Health Services
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/

California State Legislature
http://www.legislature.ca.gov/

California State Assembly
http://www.assembly.ca.gov/defaulttext.asp

California State Senate
http://www.sen.ca.gov/

Department of Finance
http://www.dof.ca.gov/

Department of Managed Health Care
http://www.dmhc.ca.gov/

Department of Rehab
http://www.rehab.cahwnet.gov/

California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
http://www.adp.cahwnet.gov/

California Department of Aging
http://www.aging.state.ca.us/

Medicare Part D
http://www.dhs.ca.gov/mcs/mcpd/meb/mma/

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
http://www.samhsa.gov/

Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/

Office of the Patient Advocate
http://www.opa.ca.gov/

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

CPA (ology)
http://www.calpsychlink.org/

CPA (iatry)
http://www.calpsych.org/

CA NASW
http://www.naswca.org/

CA MFT
http://www.camft.org/ScriptContent/Index.cfm?section=entry