July 19, 2023

Read this article in English. California facilitó las llamadas de ayuda hace un año cuando lanzó una línea telefónica directa simplificada para crisis de salud mental: marque tres dígitos, 988, y podrá comunicarse con un consejero de inmediato. Desde entonces, los centros de crisis han recibido más de 280,000 llamadas. Eso es el doble que […]

The most traumatized people in a courtroom are the victims, survivors and bystanders who witnessed a crime. But judges experience secondary trauma as people retell their experiences. A Sacramento area judge with anxiety argues the importance of seeking out mental health care.

One California mental health crisis center grew its staff by almost 50% to accommodate that number of calls it’s been receiving since the state launched its 988 hotline.

At the state Capitol, legislators meet in specific groups on environmental issues, mental health and renters’ rights and also gather around their common identities. As my colleague Sameea Kamal reported recently, there are more than 20 caucuses at the Legislature. Add another one — the End Poverty caucus. As first reported by Politico, it is […]