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Local board backs peer-support funding and agrees to co-sponsor AB 2324
Summary
Member Kristine Haataja told the Board that participants in CalBHBC advocacy are supporting funding for the California Peer-Run Warm Line, continued funding for the California Reducing Disparities Program, and co-sponsorship of AB 2324 to add behavioral-health training in high schools.
Member Kristine Haataja reported the Board’s participation in CalBHBC activities and described recent advocacy priorities. She said local behavioral health boards are increasingly co-sponsoring legislation and funding requests. The Board supported funding for the California Peer-Run Warm Line, requested continued funding for the California Reducing Disparities Program, and agreed to co-sponsor AB 2324, which proposes behavioral-health-related training for youth in high school curricula.
Haataja said the Board will track these advocacy items through CalBHBC channels and coordinate any local advocacy or outreach as needed.
