Welcome to California State of Mind, a place where you’ll find compelling stories and the latest news about the mental health crisis in California and beyond — and what people around the state and the world are doing to address it. In these pages, we’ll explore a range of issues — from the intersection of mental illness with substance use disorder and homelessness, to the massive numbers of people with mental illness in our prisons and jails, from the impact of trauma to the rising incidence of mental illness and suicide among youth. We’ll also reprint or link to compelling stories written elsewhere. California State of Mind is published by the Steinberg Institute, an independent nonprofit working to focus public attention on brain health issues in California and to advance sound public policies.