Steinberg Calls for ‘Modest Adjustments’ to State Mental Health Services Act
In Sacramento Bee's "SoapBox," former California Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) calls for "modest adjustments to the Mental Health Services Act" to help individuals with mental illnesses. He argues that the act should "aggressively address three statewide priorities": create "a revenue bond to fund tens of thousands of supportive housing units" for homeless individuals with mental illnesses; allocate $400 million annually for "prevention and early intervention" for youths and to offer a financial incentive to improve mental health resources on college campuses; and expand efforts to create alternatives to emergency departments for individuals with mental illnesses experiencing a crisis.
- "Time To Adjust California's Mental Health Services Act" (Steinberg, "SoapBox," Sacramento Bee, 9/26).