• Yolo County's Request the the State Department of Mental Health  to Dedicate MHSA Funds to the Community Services and Supports Local Prudent Reserve is withdrawn. The State of California will keep unapproved Prudent Reserve Funds.
• Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) Request to Dedicate Funds to the Community Services and Supports (CSS) Local Prudent Reserve.
  30 Day Public Comment Period Announcement:  6/4/2008 to 7/4/2008.
    - Details
    - Notice of Request
• 30 Day Public Comment Period Announcement: 4/30/2008 to 5/29/2008 (noon).
  2nd Contract Amendment Request for the 3-Year Mental Health Services Act Contract to request  funds to replace services the Governor vetoed for AB2034 services (for homeless individuals coping with serious mental illness).
  -  Details: Public Comment Announcement
  -  For more information, see the Amendment Request.

• Homeless and Missing Mentally Ill: A Guide for Relatives
• Caregiver.com - A print magazine and online resource for caregivers of people with brain disorders.
• Prescription Drug Assistance Program 
• Problem Resolution with Yolo Co. Mental Health Services
• What to do when a person who is mentally ill is arrested.
• What to do if you are stopped by the police
• Can someone with a mental health problem get help in Yolo County if they aren't working and have no health insurance?

• UC Davis Psychiatry Grand Rounds

• Researcher's Toolkit

• The Infinite Mind: Listen to web re-broadcasts of cutting edge mental health issues
 
• ACT: Cornerstone of the Yolo Co. Adult Mental Health Reorganization.
• Dr. Patrick Finley's slide show on depression
• Dr. Gregory Sokolov's slide show on psychiatric services for people in jail with mental illness.
• Dr. Emil Rodolfa, Director of the UC Davis Counseling Center:  Slideshow on Mental Health Issues on College Campuses -- Coming soon.

• Everything you want to know about Reece Hearings, 5150, 5250, 5260 and 5270 holds,

• Laura’s Law (AB 1421) Guide California's Law for Assisted Outpatient Treatment

• Psychiatric Advanced Directive Forms
• Free Mental Health Recovery Booklets
• Guidebook for Caregivers of Children and Adolescents with Severe Emotional Disorders

• Parents and Teachers as Allies: Booklet for parents and teachers dealing with children having difficulties at home and at school possibly because of mental illness

• Zoning or Prejudice?  Woodland Group Home roadblock.

• Vacancies on the Yolo County Local Mental Health Board

• Low cost housing available for people with disabilities - Cesar Chavez and Seniors (age 62 and over) - Eleanor Roosevelt.
• Homestead, affordable housing opportunity in Davis for people with disabilities.
• GOING ONCE! – Sacramento Turning Point's new online auction and shipping service employing mental health clients. Turn your clutter into cash!
• Use Pine Tree Gardens Supportive Employment Program for landscaping, housekeeping, window washing, spring and fall cleanup and hauling and pressure washing.
• Visit the NAMI Sunflower website for sunflower art, photos and fun.
• Living on a Shoestring:  Yolo County Resources for people on low income budgets.

• Volunteer Opportunities

• Donate to All Things Right and Relevant and help NAMI-Yolo

• GOING ONCE! – Sacramento Turning Point's new online auction and shipping service employing mental health clients. Turn your clutter into cash!

• Use Pine Tree Gardens Supportive Employment Program for landscaping, housekeeping, window washing, spring and fall cleanup and hauling and pressure washing.

• Scientific American: Decoding Schizophrenia
• See the world through the eyes and ears of a person with schizophrenia via a multimedia slideshow simulation of a schizophrenic episode.
• Amy Holverstott
• A Tale from the Depths of a Bipolar Mind

MANY THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS

St James Catholic Church

Hats off  to St. Martin's
 for their generous sponsorship