Additional Resources

The California Coalition for Mental Health is made up of 32 organizations with a membership of 115,000 mental health professionals, citizen advocates, clients and their family members across the state. As an advocacy alliance our common goal is to “restore California to a position of leadership as an initiator of state of the art treatment and rehabilitation of people who have mental illness.” Click here for important consumer guides on:

• Your Timely Access to Mental Health Services
• Accessing County Mental Health Services
• Understanding Your Mental Health Insurance Coverage
• Mental Health Parity
• Speak Up for Your Rights
• Providers: Filing a Complaint Against a Health Plan or Insurer

An independent philanthropy committed to improving the way healthcare is delivered and financed in California.

An independent state office established in July 2000 in conjunction with the Department of Managed Health Care. The OPA was created to represent the interests of health plan members to get the care they deserve and to promote transparency and quality health care by publishing an annual Quality of Care Report Card. The OPA has three primary functions: consumer education; public reporting; and collaboration.

California Office of the Patient Advocate (OPA)

A national nonprofit, nonpartisan child advocacy organization with offices in Santa Monica, CA and Washington, D.C. Children’s Partnership undertakes research, analysis, and advocacy to place the needs of America’s over 70 million children and youth, particularly the underserved, at the forefront of emerging policy debates.

Covered California™ is the official website for California’s new marketplace for affordable, private health insurance under the new healthcare reform law, the Affordable Care Act. Covered California’s mission is to increase the number of Californians with health insurance, improve the quality of health care for all of us, reduce health care coverage costs and make sure California’s diverse population has fair and equal access to quality health care. You will have the ability to choose the health plan that offers the best services at the greatest value for you – insurance that can’t be dropped or denied if you have a pre-existing medical condition (any illness or condition a patient has prior to obtaining insurance).

Covered California™

A non-profit, private operating foundation focusing on the major healthcare issues facing the U.S., with a growing role in global health.

Human Impact Partners strives to create a world in which health is considered in all decision-making. This means that every decision-maker who plays a role in shaping public policies and planning decisions should understand the health impacts of their decisions before they are implemented, and use this information to protect and promote the health of all populations

A unique global alliance representing patients of all nationalities across all disease areas and promoting patient-centered healthcare around the world. IAPO’s mission is to help build patient-centered healthcare worldwide