Stakeholders See California as National Model for Revamping Mental Health Care Services

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In a California Healthline Special Report by Deirdre Kennedy, experts discussed efforts to revamp mental health care services in California and nationwide. In 2004, California voters approved Proposition 63 to allocate funds for mental health care services, early intervention and prevention. Now, state Senate President Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg (D-Sacramento) is asking Congress to invest $10 billion for mental health programs nationwide. Steinberg says that California could serve as a national model for funding and improving mental health care services.

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