This pub talks about how you can adjust your patient records. You can take someone with you when you go in to modify anything in the records. This pub also talks about certain things that cannot be changed in your patient records.

This publication discusses Medi-Cal mental health services available through your county. Each county offers mental health services as part of a county “Mental Health Plan” (MHP). Mental health services offered through your county’s Mental Health Plan are sometimes called “Specialty Mental Health Services” (SMHS). This publication discusses Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) for children and youth under age 21.

This publication addresses common community questions about two new mental health laws in California: Senate Bill 43 (Grave Disability) and the CARE Act (CARE Court). The implementation of both laws is ongoing and varies by county. This publication was last updated on 2/6/24 and does not contain information about more recent developments.

This publication addresses California's newest mental health law called Care Court.

This pub tells you about “Lanterman-Petris Short Act” or LPS commitments. LPS is for people who are gravely disabled and have a mental disorder. This pub tells you about your rights. It tells you what a court does. It is a guide for patients, advocates and lawyers.

This pub is about CONREP. That stands for “Forensic Conditional Release Program.” It is a community program for people charged with a felony and committed to a state hospital. The pub tells you how to get into the program. It tells you about your rights while in the program.

This resource offers information about what to do if you are dissatisfied with your county's mental health services and how to file a complaint.

This pub tells you about your rights when you live in a board and care home. It tells you about eviction rights. It tells you what to do if you think a board and care violated your rights.

This pub describes your right to have mental health services in the language you understand. It tells you how to get an interpreter and get your records translated. It tells you what to do if you cannot get an interpreter or translation.

You can get mental health services through Medi-Cal. You can get them through fee-for-service or managed care plans. In addition, you can get Medi-Cal mental health services through county mental health plans. This pub tells you about county mental health plan services.

This pub tells you about electroconvulsive treatment or ECT. The pub tells you what ECT is. It tells you when it is given and what your rights are to refuse it.

This publication covers your legal rights as to the privacy (“confidentiality”) of your mental health records and information under state law. It discusses situations in which your mental health records and information may be shared (or “released”) with and without your permission.