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- Co-Occurring Disorders
- Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
- Department of Mental Health
- California Institute for Mental Health
- Alcohol and Drug Policy Institute
- California Mental Health Directors Association
- California Alcohol & Drug Program Administrators Association of California
- Co-Occurring Center for Excellence (COCE)
- Mental Health Services Act (MHSA)
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The Co-Occurring Joint Action Council - COJAC
One Person, One Team, One Plan for Recovery
The focus of this web site is to provide information about the Co-Occurring Joint Action Council (COJAC), its members, its subcommittees, and its implementation of the Co-Occurring Disorders (COD) state action plan.
In the fall of 2004, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) invited the State of California to participate in the COD National Policy Academy meeting in early 2005 in Washington, D.C. Concurrently during the fall of 2004, the California Institute for Mental Health (CiMH) sponsored a meeting and a conference on COD. Representatives from CADPAAC and CMHDA attended the meeting and conference held in late 2004.
In the spring of 2005, a workgroup tasked to implement the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration (SAMHSA) COD State Action Plan began meeting. Members of the SAMHSA COD National Policy Academy and the joint association representatives coalesced into the forum called the Co-Occurring Joint Action Council (COJAC). The COJAC works to broaden input and to facilitate moving the action plan forward.
Directors of ADP and DMH
Renée Zito, Director
California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
"I have devoted my entire career as an alcohol and drug treatment provider helping people overcome addictions and I have seen firsthand the benefits treatment offers. With the collaboration of our constituencies, prevention, treatment and recovery for co-occurring disorders has greatly progressed. I am committed to further developing the system to enhance services for persons at risk or suffering from co-occurring disorders."
Visit the California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs website.
Stephen W. Mayberg, Director
California Department of Mental Health
“As a long-time advocate for the mental health system, I firmly believe that working together, the state and local government providers and our constituencies can meet the needs of adults with serious mental illness and children with serious emotional disturbances.“
Visit the California Department of Mental Health website.