Applications for membership are submitted to the Office of External Affairs in the Director's Office of the Department of Mental Health. For information please contact the Director's Office at (916) 654-2309 or send a request to:

Department of Mental Health
Office of External Affairs
1600 9th Street, Room 151
Sacramento, California 95814

To download the Application for Membership, click here.

Prospective applicants to the Planning Council can review the following PowerPoint presentation for new members of the Planning Council to learn about the Planning Council's mission and values, federal and state statutory duties, what is expected of Planning Council members, the Planning Council's current priorities, and how the Planning Council operates.

For a Planning Council Member job description, click here.

To identify vacant positions on the Planning Council , click here.

Planning Council Officers

The Planning Council's Chairperson is elected annually to serve a one-year term. The Chairperson is assisted by the Chair-elect and the Past Chair.