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Consumer Empowerment

We are consumers of Mental Health Services in Santa Barbara County who, together with ADMHS, are actively involved in promoting positive changes in mental health services delivery as outlined in California's Mental Health Services Act.
"Nothing About US With Out US"
You Can Do This!
Attention Mental Health Peer Advocate Employees!!!
Your issues are not an isolated matter. WE CARE!
Client Mental Health Employees Network meeting
NEWS ALERT!!!
GOVERNOR’S PROPOSED BUDGET:

MASSIVE SWEEPING CUTS PROPOSED FOR HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

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PRESS CNFRENCE and VIGIL

Amid thousands of outraged Mental Health Consumers, college students, their families and State workers and physically disabled pledged to fight plans to cut funding proposed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
Thousands packed into the civic plaza in front of the County Administration building, downtown. Lillibeth Navarro, Executive Director of LA IRLC denounce the cuts, part of Gov. Schwarzenegger's proposal to balance the state budget with out razing taxes and in fact the governor has signed a bill that would give the richest residence a permanent tax reduction.
The Stop the Cuts Coalition, backed by the state employee’s labor union, contends that when the unwillingness to grow state budgets is a failing of governor.
INFORMATION ALERT!!!
California Budget Crisis:
Senate Budget Committee Hearings Announced continue

ALTERNATIVES conference Updates: Announcements
Alternatives; the national mental health conference organized by and for mental health consumers and survivors will be held Wednesday, September 29 - Sunday, October 3, 2010 at the Hyatt Anaheim, California
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We have two consumer advocacy groups based in South County;
Advocates In Action; Consumer Advocacy, Support and Trainings
Advocates In Action is a Santa Barbara, California-based consumer-run organization dedicated to ensuring the full empowerment promised in the Mental Health Services Act.

Providing primary consumer input into the affairs of all mental health providers based upon our unique mental health consumer experience and perspective.

Consumer Advocacy Coalition
The Consumer Advocacy Coalition meets weekly at TBA. At this point, we ask that everyone RSVP. We are filing for 501(c)3 non-profit tax-exempt status.
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