No on Prop 1E – Campaign Update 3/3/09

From: http://noprop1e.blogspot.com/2009/03/prop-1e-opponents-sue.html
Prop. 1E Opponents Sue
PRESS RELEASE – Monday, March 2, 2009
Prop. 1E Opponents Sue Over Misleading, ‘Happy Talk’ Ballot Language
Measure Would Cut Almost $500 Million from Mental Health, But Official Descriptions Falsely Portray Prop. 1E as Necessary to ‘Preserve’ Programs
SACRAMENTO, March 2 – Opponents of one of the measures on the upcoming May 19 special [...]

Read Full Post »

Op Ed – Cuts Threaten Developmentally Disabled

An Op-Ed in the Napa Valley Register on Sunday by Becoming Independent CEO Cami Weaver put the State budget crisis in perspective for the some 1,100 individuals served by the Santa Rosa based service organization and the workers who provide those services.
Many of the people Becoming Independent serves are able to live independently thanks to [...]

Read Full Post »

Housing Advocacy Group Meeting – Dec

For those who are interested, MHAA-SC has been invited to attend the next meeting of HAG, the Housing Advocacy Group, on December 9th.  Guest speaker will be Efren Carillo, Supervisor-Elect for the 5th District.  We will be disucussing a broad range of housing-related issues, including those that affect mental health consumers, their families, and the community.
Please [...]

Read Full Post »

Insane Situation: Sonoma County’s Mental Health System is Nothing But Crazy-Making

From the North Bay Bohemian
By Lois Pearlman
The Russian River Empowerment Center occupies a simple, two-story house a block behind Guerneville’s Main Street. To reach it from the west corner, you have to step into the narrow roadway to avoid a puddle–inexplicable in the middle of a drought–and the neighbor’s red canoe.
The hand-painted green-and-white sign and [...]

Read Full Post »