Steinberg Institute
Transforming California's mental health & substance use care systems. Learn more: https://steinberginstitute.org/our-impact/
Our Mission
Transforming California’s mental health and substance use care systems through education, advocacy, accountability, and inspired leadership. Our Vision
California sets the standards for the nation in prevention, treatment and recovery; where all people receive quality care and support when, where, and for as long as they need it.
06/20/2024
Suffering in silence is NOT the answer.
Help is available 24/7 through the National Su***de Prevention Lifeline, 988. Specific services are available for the LGBTQ+ community.
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LEGISLATIVE UPDATE 🗳️: SB 999 clears the Assembly Health Committee! Steinberg Institute Senior Advocate John Drebinger III made the case in testimony on Tuesday for this important legislation. This bill, sponsored by the Steinberg Institute, would establish criteria for health plans and disability insurers that protect patient access to timely substance use treatment.
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"Close to 80% of appeals are wrongful denials — and these are only for those who have the capacity to appeal their plans’ decisions to regulators. High denial rates are often driven by plans contracting with untrained reviewers. Data from 38 state-licensed treatment centers showed that reviewers with no training in addiction medicine are making determinations. This extends to mental health, eating disorders, autism treatment, and more."
This past week we honored our final 2024 Steinberg Institute Champion, Iqra Ahmad.
Iqra is pioneering innovative connections to substance use care in the Sacramento community. She has implemented both a substance use navigator program and some of the first free Narcan programs in the area.
We salute Iqra and are grateful for her continued dedication to reducing barriers to care.
Learn more and meet our Champions at https://ow.ly/wPhl50RHEvS.
Today we honor our final 2024 Steinberg Institute Champion, Iqra Ahmad.
Iqra is a California Northstate University College of Pharmacy student committed to helping people with substance use disorders get the care they need. Her research and projects are focused on reaching people with these challenges where they are and overcoming barriers to care.
Watch more of Iqra's story here: https://ow.ly/61kr50S0YSK
05/24/2024
We're thrilled to share that four of our key bills have successfully passed their house of origin in the California Legislature. This is a significant milestone in the legislative process!
The legislation now moves on to the other house for consideration.
Learn more about our bills at https://ow.ly/4ZUo50RUnIL
This week we honor Dr. Robert McCarron, who is bringing mental health and substance use training to primary care physicians through an innovative program. Congrats Dr. McCarron, a 2024 Steinberg Institute Champion!
Learn more about Dr. McCarron and his work here: https://ow.ly/tIZ850RO7mo
This week we are honored to introduce 2024 Steinberg Institute Champion Felipe Diaz.
Felipe works on the Riverside County Justice Outreach Team, helping unhoused folks living with mental illness or substance use challenges find a path to recovery and stay out of the criminal justice system.
THANK YOU, Felipe for your dedication to your fellow Californians!
Learn more and meet our Champions at https://ow.ly/wPhl50RHEvS.
To honor our next Steinberg Institute Champion, we visit Riverside County, and meet Felipe Diaz.
Felipe is part of a Justice Outreach Team that travels around the county to help keep people with behavioral health challenges out of jail.
Watch Felipe’s story here: https://ow.ly/kqeh50RF4MK
Each May we honor Steinberg Institute Champions, Californians working to improve the lives of the state’s most vulnerable.
This week, we introduce Dr. Fumi Mitsuishi. Leading a team in San Francisco helping the unhoused facing mental illness and substance use challenges at UCSF Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Citywide Case Management.
We honor Dr. Mitsuishi for her innovative and compassionate approach to care.
Ethical Narrative
Today we honor our first 2024 Steinberg Institute Champion, Dr. Fumi Mitsuishi.
Dr. Mitsuishi is dedicated to providing compassionate care to San Francisco’s unhoused. We hope you will take a moment to watch Dr. Mitsuishi’s inspiring story here: https://ow.ly/1NOZ50Ry3pZ
Do you or a loved one have experience with California’s behavioral health crisis services?
The 988 system in California is being implemented by the California Health and Human Services Agency (CalHHS). Important that process, is hearing from families who have personal experience with our crisis services or who may be at greater risk of engaging with the crisis system.
Please see the link below to participate in a survey that will help guide the implementation of 988 in California.
CalHHS is especially interested in hearing from people who have called the 988 Su***de & Crisis Lifeline or who have experienced a behavioral health crisis event and sought assistance.
The survey should take no more than 5 – 10 minutes to complete. All responses will be anonymous. The first 200 individuals who complete the survey* will receive a $15 online Amazon gift card.
Survey Link:
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05/02/2024
On this second day of Mental Health Awareness Month, we’re celebrating “Big Day of Giving”! This annual celebration inspires people to support causes they love in our area.
We hope you will join in the movement by making a tax deductible donation.
And, if you make a gift with a Golden 1 Credit Union (Golden 1 Credit Union) debit or credit card, your donation will be boosted by an additional match!
https://www.bigdayofgiving.org/organization/Steinberg-Institute
05/01/2024
It’s May 1st! Which brings the start of Mental Health Awareness Month.
Each May, we honor Steinberg Institute Champions, working to improve the lives of Californians facing mental health and substance use challenges. We’ve partnered with to capture their compelling and inspiring stories.
Next week, we will announce our first 2024 Champion! Be sure to sign up for our newsletter to receive each weekly video story in your inbox.
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04/30/2024
Did you know that half of people released from a California jail will return within two years? Reducing recidivism is going to require properly addressing mental health, housing and substance use challenges.
California’s new CalAIM initiative presents an opportunity to drive meaningful system change in our criminal justice system.
Click through the images to learn more and see our recommendations.
https://steinberginstitute.org/californias-jails-a-revolving-door/
04/26/2024
“Big Day of Giving,” powered by the Sacramento Region Community Foundation () is just one week away! The Steinberg Institute is participating in this annual celebration that inspires people to support causes they love in our area. The generosity-fueled movement has inspired $91 million in gifts for area nonprofits since 2013.
Even though is May 2, you can support us early! Every dollar raised will go toward our Steinberg Institute Champions program.💙🧡
https://ow.ly/xQ0c50Rou01
04/18/2024
Big Day of Giving” is a 24-hour giving celebration powered by the Sacramento Region Community Foundation that inspires people to support causes they love in our area. This generosity-fueled movement has inspired $91 million in gifts for area nonprofits since 2013.
The Steinberg Institute is participating in Big Day of Giving on May 2, but you can support us starting now! Early giving starts today. 💙🧡
https://www.bigdayofgiving.org/organization/Steinberg-Institute
04/17/2024
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE!
Two bills we are sponsoring received unanimous support in committees this week.
SB 1082 would require California to update the Community Care Facilities Act in order to ensure Augmented Residential Care Facilities receive the funds they need when caring for individuals with serious mental illness.
AB 2051 would ratify and approve the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT) in California. PSYPACT is an interstate compact that allows psychologists to practice telehealth and temporary in-person psychology across state lines.
California needs to reduce unnecessary and traumatic emergency department visits for people in behavioral health crisis. That’s why we are sponsoring AB 2700, Authored by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel, which increases access to behavioral health treatment locations other than emergency rooms.
We’re grateful for the Assembly Health Committee’s bipartisan 13-0 show of support for the bill.
AB 2700 builds on the success of the 988 and connects individuals in crisis to appropriate care. Our Director of Government Affairs, Tara Gamboa-Eastman highlighted the urgency in Tuesday’s hearing.
Learn more about all of our 2024 legislation: https://ow.ly/sGb550Rcqmr
04/08/2024
I’m So Stressed Out! Fact Sheet This fact sheet is intended for teens and young adults and presents information about stress, anxiety, and ways to cope when feeling overwhelmed.
04/02/2024
The Steinberg Institute applauds the Assembly Public Safety Committee for voting today to advance .
This legislation, co-sponsored by us, will enhance existing funding and reporting practices, creating more transparency in our community corrections system, while addressing the behavioral health needs of some of California’s most vulnerable.
Read more about the bill: https://steinberginstitute.org/legislation/
03/28/2024
Have you heard about Vision 2030? It’s our vision for systems of care in California that work for everyone.
Our initiative calls for reducing homelessness, incarceration and hospitalization of people with mental illness and substance use challenges by half. Vision 2030 also focuses on rebuilding a behavioral health care workforce that is truly representative of the state and meets today’s needs.
Vision 2030 is guiding everything that we do as an organization, from our advocacy and research to our future plans.
Visit www.steinberginstitute.org/vision-2030 to learn more.
We are excited to share our 2024 legislative agenda!
This year we are sponsoring six bills. Each are aligned with our Vision 2030 initiative, which is focused on reducing the cycle of hospitalization, homelessness and incarceration for those living with behavioral health conditions.
The six pieces of legislation are aimed at:
Funding behavioral health in California’s criminal justice system (McCarty, AB 2882)
Improving behavioral health outcomes in our child welfare system (Pellerin, AB 1907)
Reducing emergency department visits for behavioral health crises (Gabriel, AB 2700)
Growing our behavioral health workforce (Bonta, AB 2051).
Holding insurers accountable for providing substance use care (Cortese, SB 999)
Keeping residential facilities open for our most vulnerable (Eggman, SB 1082)
We’re grateful to the authors and co-sponsors for their dedication to improving California’s behavioral health systems. To learn more about the bills, visit the legislation page on our website.
These bills are absolutely critical to the work of transforming California’s mental health and substance use disorder systems. I hope you’ll join us in advocating for their passage.
03/05/2024
It’s election day!
Please join us in voting “YES” on Proposition 1. The Steinberg Institute supports Proposition 1 because it will modernize our state’s mental health system and provide mental health treatment and housing for those who need it most.
02/15/2024
It’s Steinberg Institute week! We’ve opened up nominations for our 2024 Steinberg Institute Champions, and want to share some inspiration.
Meet 2023 Champion Paula Woodworth. Paula is a Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health Community Health Worker, using compassion and empathy to help people throughout the county.
https://ow.ly/uAoK50QAmLR
02/14/2024
It’s Steinberg Institute week! We’ve opened up nominations for our 2024 Steinberg Institute Champions, and want to share some inspiration.
Meet 2023 Champions Elizabeth Morrison and Alli Moreno. This duo is training “lay counselors” to provide vital mental health support.
https://ow.ly/uAoK50QAmLR
02/13/2024
It’s Steinberg Institute week! We’ve opened up nominations for our 2024 Steinberg Institute Champions, and want to share some inspiration.
Meet 2023 Champion Kaylah Beltran! Kayla is leading the way to make sure schoolkids in California understand the improtance of mental health. Go Kaylah!
https://ow.ly/8Y2L50QAmFO
02/12/2024
It’s Steinberg Institute week! We’ve opened up nominations for our 2024 Steinberg Institute Champions, and want to share some inspiration.
Meet 2023 Champion Clemón Charles, using music, art and fellowship to heal, unite and address community mental health needs.
https://ow.ly/RAKj50QAl66
Ethical Narrative
02/05/2024
Each May, during Mental Health Awareness Month, we announce our Steinberg Institute Champions and share their stories with the hopes of honoring them and inspiring others whose selfless work inspires us all.
This year, we are honoring Champions aligned with the goals of the Steinberg Institute Vision 2030 initiative:
Modernize and strengthen California's behavioral health workforce to meet the diverse needs of the entire state.
Reduce the number of unhoused people with mental illness or substance use disorder by half.
Reduce the number of people entering hospital emergency departments due to behavioral health crises by half.
Reduce the number of people with mental illness entering our criminal justice system by half.
We need your help! Nominations for 2024 Steinberg Institute Champions are open!
https://steinberginstitute.org/nominate-a-steinberg-institute-mental-health-champion/
02/01/2024
Lots of good insights in this year's annual California Health Care Foundation Health Policy Survey:
Dissatisfaction with mental health care is high among Californians, especially those who have direct experience with the system. Specifically, two in three Californians believe improvement is needed in the treatment of people with serious mental illness (SMI), with 42% saying “significant” improvement is needed.
Click the link to read more!
The 2024 CHCF California Health Policy Survey - California Health Care Foundation Annually since 2019, the California Health Care Foundation has funded a representative, statewide survey of residents’ opinions and experiences on a variety of health care topics. NORC at the University of Chicago conducted the survey again in late 2023. Key themes and findings from this year’s ...
01/24/2024
Rainy days are here again. Make sure you take the time to take care of yourself and your mental health.
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Advancing Sound Public Policy and Inspiring Leadership on Issues of Brain Health
There are three indisputable facts about mental health in California.
First, everyone knows someone who suffers from a brain illness, though it is rarely discussed.
Second, brain health affects virtually every major budget and policy issue addressed by government: criminal justice, housing and homelessness, the plight of veterans, children and education, and more.
Third, with rare exception, few governors, legislators, or other elected officials choose to prioritize or work substantially on brain health issues.
What’s more, advocacy organizations have collectively struggled to develop and articulate a comprehensive legislative agenda to elevate brain health as a state priority.
The numbers say it all.
- Brain illness is the most frequent cause of visits to emergency rooms.
- Forty percent of permanent disabilities are a result of brain illness.
- One third of people living homeless are diagnosed with a brain illness.
- Thirty percent of the inmates in our correctional system live with brain illness
The Steinberg Institute was created to change the status quo and dramatically raise the profile and increase the effectiveness of mental health policy-making. Founded by Sacramento Mayor and former State Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg, the Steinberg Institute is dedicated to advancing sound public policy and inspiring leadership on issues of brain health.
The institute supports and encourages legislative champions; helps resolve disputes among mental health stakeholders; engages business leaders and other non-traditional stakeholders; evaluates the impact of investments; and promotes a tangible vision to advance brain health services and support. To help heal the minds of millions of Californians, we first have to change the mindset in Sacramento. Please join us!
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