California requires insurers to cover medically necessary mental health treatment. But to patients, the separation between what that law requires and what health plans provide often feels like a gaping chasm.

ver the past few years, California has taken

admirable steps towards more robust and

fairer access to the mental health resources

young people need in the midst of an

enormous surge in demand.

Millions of parents who may face challenges around youth mental health, social media, and lack of optimism about the future, were tuning in for advice on how to navigate these complex times.

Because of the hard work of our team and many of our allies, the All-Payer Fee Schedule makes all schools automatically “in network” for all managed care plans.

This simple website was designed to provide easy, accessible, updated communication about the latest scientific findings, news articles, and media activities from our group that are related to the interconnected mental health of children.

For the second time in as many years, Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing for major reform of California’s mental health system, this time by overhauling the way counties spend mental health dollars and placing a bond measure before voters to build more psychiatric beds.

Alex Briscoe is quoted on the need to expand California's provider classifications to reimage who is providing mental health care to young people

A low-cost, prenatal intervention benefits mothers’ mental health up to eight years later, a new UC San Francisco study finds.

UC San Francisco researchers study yields surprising findings about the impact of depression in Moms of Kids with Autism

Project Healthy Minds continues to partner with the business sector to address corporate mental health standards.

PHE launches #selfsea, an extraordinary app, created by Gen Z, that provides tens of thousands of young people’s stories and resources on mental health, life, and sex.

California Children’s Trust announces the members of its Youth Advisory Board, ensuring youth are at the forefront of their mental health advocacy efforts.

On December 8 (Indian Standard Time), His Holiness the Dalai Lama will engage in conversation with stress scientist Elissa Epel and emotions researcher Michelle Shiota on how to embrace the current moment with compassion, courage, and purpose.

Dr. Alicia Lieberman is a pioneer in trauma intervention for young children and their families. She has been selected to keynote as the distinguished lecturer at University of California, San Francisco's 2021 Robert S. Wallerstein Lecture in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. It is open to the public. "Internalizing Reality: A Psychoanalytic Approach to Trauma Treatment Across Generations" can be registered for on the link below.

So excited and proud to see Dr. Nadine Burke Harris interviewed by the The New York Times' Ezra Klein. Her ground-breaking research on the long-term health impact of adverse childhood experiences is profoundly reshaping how we think about children’s physical and mental health, and is the reason we see increased racial equity efforts within mainstream medical settings.

Very excited that Carson Daly is joining us at Project Healthy Minds, helping to destigmatize mental illness and bring support to young people. He did this wonderful interview with PEOPLE Magazine | PEOPLE.com about his struggle with anxiety and mental wellness and is now helping others.

According to the California Children's Trust, there has been a 151% increase in CA in inpatient visits for suicide, suicidal ideation, and self-injury for children ages 10-14. The suicide rate among black children is twice that of white youth. It is critical that we remove diagnosis as a prerequisite for mental health treatment for children. We are thankful for the visionary work of Alex Briscoe and the CCT for advocating for this.

We were so pleased to see Dr. Nicki Bush at University of California, San Francisco heralded for her recent study on the impact of stress in pregnant mothers. Her work is critical to informing maternal health care, particularly among marginalized communities.