Pending ADMHS budget cuts for mental health services in Santa Barbara County: Extensive coverage has appeared in many media.  The best sources of information are www.noozhawk.com, www.independent.com, and www.santabarbarafree.com.  In addition, recent articles may be located through a google news search, www.news.google.com.  Also, community-based organizations (CBOs) created a web site to campaign against budget cuts: www.savementalhealth.org Cottage Hospital refuses psychiatric patients with Medi-Cal:   Prop634me addressed this issue: See the October 11, 2007 issue of the Santa Barbara Independent: Standoff over Psych Admissions Continues.  Save Casa Del Mural:   Background on plans to end the program appeared in an article that appeared in the April 19, 2007 issue of The Independent.  Update: CONSUMERS HELP SAVE CASA! Details from the Daily Sound, June 27, 2007.  The Independent also provided coverage. Persons with mental illness in jail: A grand jury has issued a new report on the Santa Barbara County Jail, including the condition of individuals with mental illness. Medications: Prop 63 4 Me weighs in on proposed changes in the medication formulary for uninsured individuals (The Independent, May 17, 2007) Dually diagnosed individuals: F.A.C.T. (Families Advocating for Compassionate Treatment) is a growing group of families who have been heavily impacted by psychological disorders and co-occurring drug dependence in our loved ones. We have experienced a serious gap in services for these problems, which has increased the risks of incarceration, premature death, and extreme stress on families and friends.