NEW: An online tool to create a Psychiatric Advance Directive (PAD) is available for residents in participating pilot counties in California.


Click "Read More" to download the PADs Project News – Issue 5 newsletter with updates on the launch of the PADs online platform.


Click "Read More" to download the PADs Project News – Issue 5 newsletter with updates on the launch of the PADs online platform.

The Spring 2026 convening of the PADs project brought participating counties and subcontractors together to coordinate efforts, share updates, and align project priorities.

The Spring 2026 convening of the PADs project brought participating counties and subcontractors together to coordinate efforts, share updates, and align project priorities.

A PAD helps you share your treatment preferences. It also lets you name trusted supporters, and plan ahead for times when it might be hard to make decisions. Help spread awareness of this new, no cost online tool.

A PAD helps you share your treatment preferences. It also lets you name trusted supporters, and plan ahead for times when it might be hard to make decisions. Help spread awareness of this new, no cost online tool.

The fall 2025 convening in Monterey County marked the start of Phase 2, as counties and contractors planned next steps for advancing the PADs initiative.

The fall 2025 convening in Monterey County marked the start of Phase 2, as counties and contractors planned next steps for advancing the PADs initiative.


Orange County Sheriff’s Department, Orange County Health Care Agency, and Concepts Forward Consulting were invited to speak about the PADs project at the CITI annual conference in Anaheim.


Orange County Sheriff’s Department, Orange County Health Care Agency, and Concepts Forward Consulting were invited to speak about the PADs project at the CITI annual conference in Anaheim.
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