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California State Suicide Prevention Information

• Contact Information
• Recent Developments
• State Events
• History of State Suicide Prevention Efforts
• State and Local Prevention Resources
• Legislation/Resolutions
• Funding Sources

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California Contact Information:

Please click on contact information to view the person(s) taking the lead in suicide prevention planning efforts in all of the states or territories.

Recent Developments:

• 2009 – California counties are in the process of developing and submitting local Prevention and Early Intervention plans using funding available through the Mental Health Services Act. Local plans must address key community mental health needs and priority populations, and many of these plans include suicide prevention projects. To learn more about the MHSA Prevention and Early Intervention component please visit the PEI site To view submitted and approved plans please visit this page
  
  

State Events:

Visit the SPRC Calendar of Events for more details on all state and national events. If you would like to add a particular event, please take a moment to fill out our online Add Your Event form.

State and Local Prevention Resources:

Organizations

Materials

• Youth Suicide-Prevention Guidelines for California Schools
  
  
• Mental Health Services Act (Proposition 63)
  
  
• SPAN California Help Brochure
  
  
• Shifting the Focus: An Interdisciplinary Framework for Advancing Violence Prevention California Wellness Foundation
  
  
• California Suicide and Crisis Hotlines
  
  

Legislation/Resolutions:

• 2007 – California Mental Health Services Act
  
  
• Senate Bill 620: establishing the California Suicide Prevention Act of 2001
  
  

Funding Sources:

• 2004 – Mental Health Services Act – The passage of Proposition 63 (now known as the Mental Health Services Act or MHSA) in November 2004, provides the first opportunity in many years for the California Department of Mental Health (DMH) to provide increased funding, personnel and other resources to support county mental health and suicide prevention programs and monitor progress toward statewide goals for children, transition age youth, adults, older adults and families. The Act addresses a broad continuum of prevention, early intervention and service needs and the necessary infrastructure, technology and training elements that will effectively support this system.
  
  

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