Session Speaker: Toby Ewing, Executive Director, Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission (MHSOAC)
Session Overview:
In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, and to conclude the fiscal year on a high note, we’ve invited MHSOAC Executive Director, Toby Ewing to share how we can build a culture of care and prioritize mental health in the workplace. In today’s fast paced environment, discover practical approaches and strategies to cultivate a supportive workplace culture that enhances resilience and promotes mental well-being among your team. Whether you are in a leadership role or as a team member, you will learn the ways to support and foster a healthy work environment for lasting success.
About the Speaker:
Toby Ewing, Ph.D., joined the Mental Health Commission in 2015 after working for governance reform as a consultant to the California State Senate, research director at California Forward, and a project manager at the Little Hoover Commission. In addition, Ewing worked as the Director of the California Research Bureau and the California Cost Control Commission.
With the Commission, Toby launched California’s first Mental Health Innovation Summit and an Innovation Incubator to promote novel approaches to improving mental health systems in California. He has also steadfastly worked to increase public access to high-quality data on mental health funding, programs, and outcomes.
Toby has championed community engagement with more than $5 million in annual grants that support stakeholder advocacy, the launch of a youth leadership initiative, and creative ways of reaching the public, including through community engagement and filmmaking. The goal has always been the same: to elevate the voices of consumers, family members, and communities on mental health issues. Toby did his undergraduate studies at Grinnell College and received a Ph.D. in Sociology from Syracuse University. He served as a Fulbright Scholar in Central America.