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This is not just work for me. It’s my purpose – being able to meet people where they are, using my lived experience with service, and walking beside them as they move forward - Many peer support specialists about their work

About Us

In 1946, a coalition of mental health patients, mental health service providers, and interested community members began a local Mental Health Association chapter in Sacramento, which is now known as Cal Voices.  For more than 80 years, Cal Voices has provided mental health consumers with culturally-affirming peer support services, assistance in navigating various human service agencies, and advocacy for consumer-oriented public mental health policies. Currently, Cal Voices provides these services in Amador, Placer, and Sacramento counties in California, and offers technical assistance to other mental health agencies statewide. Cal Voices is an affiliate of Mental Health America (MHA) is the country’s oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness.

Our Mission

Cal Voices is dedicated to improving the lives of residents in the diverse communities of California through advocacy, education, research, and culturally relevant services. In all of its programs, Cal Voices works with individuals and families with mental health challenges to promote wellness and recovery, prevention, and improved access to services and support. Cal Voices staff strive to provide peer services that foster recovery, reduce stigma and discrimination, and improve cultural competency through self-help, education, and culturally relevant research.

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Annual Reports

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Honors
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Cal Voices is a proud recipient of Mental Health America’s Platinum Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health. The Bell Seal for Workplace Mental Health is a distinction awarded by Mental Health America (MHA) to companies that meet mentally healthy workplace standards. Cal Voices' status as a Platinum Bell 

Seal-certified organization demonstrates Cal Voices' outstanding commitment to employee mental health and well-being.

Board of Directors

The Cal Voices Board of Directors consists of dedicated individuals focused on enhancing mental health services, shaping mental health policy, and supporting those impacted by mental illness.

  • Jesse Williams - President

  • Anne-Marie Hooper

  • Robin Gantsweg

  • Richard Gallo

  • Gaylon Palmer

Are you interested in serving on Cal Voices' Board of Directors?

We continually seek passionate new Board members, especially those who are current or former users of public mental health services (consumers) and/or their family members. Our Board meets every other month for two hours to assess Cal Voices’ performance, oversee its financial operations, establish agency policies, and make crucial decisions that affect the organization’s direction.​

If you would like to serve on our Board, please complete the Board Member Application.

Questions? Email us at info@calvoices.org

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