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CA ACR163

Concurrent Resolution

Official Source

Status

Passed

9/9/2014

Primary Sponsor

Sebastian Ridley-Thomas

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Origin

State Assembly

2013-2014 Session

AI Summary

  • Designates July 2014 as Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month in California
  • Recognizes mental illness disparities affecting minority communities, including African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asian Americans, and Pacific Islanders
  • Documents barriers to mental health care access including stigma, cultural and linguistic gaps, lack of culturally competent providers, and inadequate diagnosis rates
  • Honors Bebe Moore Campbell, advocate and author whose works including "72 Hour Hold" and "Sometimes My Mommy Gets Angry" raised awareness of mental illness among minorities
  • Calls for enhanced public awareness, improved culturally competent mental health resources, and provider training to serve multiethnic populations

Legislative Description

Bebe Moore Campbell National Minority Mental Health

Last Action

Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 161, Statutes of 2014.

9/9/2014

Committee Referrals

Rules8/4/2014
Rules6/19/2014

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