Legislative Committees are working to get new members up to speed on policy and budget issues that have been in the works in Sacramento. The Senate Budget Committee held an informational hearing this week on CalAIM. You may view materials and
Governor Newsom has announced the availability of $907 million in grant funding to address the immediate housing and treatment needs of people experiencing homelessness and serious behavioral health conditions, including mental illness and substance use disorders. Read more here.
CSAP and SYASL are directly engaging with the American Psychiatric Association (APA) to help find solutions to the Adderall shortage. As the only APA affiliated advocacy organization in California, CSAP has been working directly with APA. Your APA and DB membership gives you access
Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon has formally announced the Select Committee on California’s Mental Health Crisis, appointing Assemblymember Corey Jackson as the Chairman. We expect Assemblymember Gail Pellerin will also serve on the committee. Both of these members are new to
Last week, the UC Center Sacramento held another presentation titled The Other Revolving Door: From Emergency Department to the Streets and Back Again with Dr. Aimee Moulin, Professor of Emergency Medicine at UC Davis Health and Mayor Darrell Steinberg, Mayor of Sacramento. You may
The California State Board of Pharmacy met this week. Given all the recent prescribing issues, SYASL is doing its best to track conversations in this venue as well. You may view SYASL staff notes from this week’s board meeting here.
CSAP Sponsors More Legislation CSAP has signed on as the sponsor of AB 29 (Gabriel) Firearms: California Do Not Sell List. AB 29 will create a voluntary and confidential Do Not Sell List for firearm purchases across the state. The bill has
The California Medical Association recently decided that CSAP will be the sole voice for psychiatry in California within the House of Medicine. CSAP is very proud of this recognition. We continue this issue by highlighting the three CSAP current and