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ACT NOW: Push SB 1016 Through the California State Assembly
The Continuum of Care Act (SB 1016) has successfully cleared the Senate Floor and is moving through the California State Assembly. It passed the Judiciary Committee and is headed to the Health Committee on June 30. Let’s shatter the legislative gridlock and close the Dismissal Void. Opponents are lobbying hard to protect the status quo of abandonment—Sacramento needs to hear the raw, ground-truth facts from the front lines right now.
Instructions to Execute the 4-Step Mandate:
Make a 30-Second Call (HIGHEST PRIORITY): Use our quick call script to log your proactive support with the Chairperson of each committee. Click on 30-Second Call button below for phone numbers and script.
Find Your Assemblymember: Click the button below to locate your specific State Assemblymember, their office phone number, and official contact portal. Call their office to voice your support. Let them know you want them to get the chance to vote on this important bill which can only happen if it makes it through the committee level. Our hope is that they will then nudge the members of the Health and Judiciary committees to vote in favor of SB1016.
Send a Support Letter (If you have 1 more minute): Copy our letter template, paste it directly into the CA Position Letter Portal.
Submit Your Story (CRITICAL EVIDENCE): Use our Tracking the Tragedies template to format your family's lived experience into forensic evidence that legislators cannot ignore. We will be compiling these to present to legislators.
Enforce the Mandate: From Witness to Catalyst
The 'Standard of Neglect' persists because for too long, the silence has been allowed to stand. But medical stability is a right, not a political debate, and accountability is not a request—it is a mandate. This page is designed to equip you as a Catalyst for Change. You are the spark that turns lived experience into legislative fire. Whether you are tracking a legislator’s voting record or joining our National Coalition, you are the force that will dismantle systemic failure at its source. The silence ends with you.
Shatter the Media Silence: Expose the $343B Neglect Tax
Society calls the cycling of severe brain illnesses through jail cells and sidewalk tents a tragedy, but we know it is a documented policy choice. It's time to stop screaming into a medical void and blast the reality onto the front pages. Use this tactical forensic framework to target local editors, bypass corporate media filters, and force a public mandate for medical accountability and SB 1016.
The Catalyst’s Education: Master the Policy Fight
Knowledge is the first step toward systemic reform. Compiled by our Policy Action Committee (PAC), our Guide to Advocating for Policy Reform is your compass for navigating the path to legislative equity. This 10-page manual provides the essential framework needed to become an effective advocate for your family member. Download your intelligence below—no sign-up required.