Report of the Public Hearings of the Joint Committee on Mental Health Reform and Findings and Recommendations as Adopted by the California Senate Select Committee on Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health

Addresses the problems facing the more than 1 million people in CA who have mental disabilities. Chapters: hearings held by the JCMHR; policy findings & recommend.; eligibility & access to serv.; homelessness & the housing shortage; criminalization of mental illness; substance abuse treat. & serv.; access to appropriate medications for effective treat.; children's serv. & interventions; human service shortage; consumer confidence, representation, & resources; family access & resources; under-served pop's.; stigma & its implications; suicide prevention; overview of system structure & financing, & current eligibility; & state & county accountability & oversight. Tables.Chesbro, Wesley is the author of 'Report of the Public Hearings of the Joint Committee on Mental Health Reform and Findings and Recommendations as Adopted by the California Senate Select Committee on Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health', published 2001 under ISBN 9780756713249 and ISBN 0756713242.