In 2004, the citizens of California voted to pass the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), legislation that was intended to take a new pro-active approach to improve mental health services for the state's most historically marginalized and vulnerable population. Now Gov. Schwarzenegger and state legislators want to shift $460 million in mental health funding over the next two years into the state's general budget fund instead, to help balance the state's budget deficit.

Mental health workers and advocates throughout California oppose Prop. 1E because it will strip funding for vital community-based mental health services on which hundreds of thousands of Californians rely. Watch SEIU Local 721 mental health worker Joel Solis speak out about the impact of Prop 1E on his clients and urge California voters to vote NO on this ballot measure:

When it comes to saving money and cutting costs, mental health is an area on which compromise should not happen. Help build support to save mental health services in California by signing SEIU's online petition.

Get the facts: Learn more about the cost of mental health cuts and see the SEIU California State Council's May 19th Ballot Recommendations.