CSAP News

CARE Act / CSAP in the News 

CSAP, with SYASL’s help, has worked hard to position the organization as a “go to” in California on issues affecting psychiatrists, patients, and practices. This work continues to pay off. This week, the Washington Post ran a story “California shifts to an experiment in

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Prescribing

You can trust that this will be a subject for CSAP’s virtual lobby day on April 21. Still working on some potential dates for a meeting between the California Pharmacists Association and CSAP. Paul Yoder of SYASL will testify again

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Bonds for Beds / MHSA Revamp

Here’s the latest from the Newsom Administration on the Governor’s proposal: The shortage of 6,000 behavioral health beds contributes to the crisis of homelessness. A general obligation bond would provide billions of dollars for thousands of new beds to treat

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CSAP Presence at Area 6 Assembly Meeting 

Taking advantage of lessening pandemic concerns, the APA Assembly Area 6 Council met in-person in Marina del Rey on April 1, 2023, gaveled by Lawrence Malak, MD, the APA Assembly Area 6 Representative with Deputy Representative Anish Dube, MD. By

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CARE Court 

The Judicial Council of California (JCC) has released its draft Rules and Forms on CARE. These will be discussed at an upcoming April 13, 2023 meeting, and voted on (finalized) at the JCC’s May 11-12 meeting.

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