Mental Health

CalMatters and CatchLight are partnering on a three-year initiative to tell powerful stories about mental health in California. We’ll spotlight solutions, personal stories, investigate systems, and bring greater awareness to this historically stigmatized topic. This initiative is supported by:

Enlight Foundation
California Health Care Foundation
Flourish Impact Fund
Lisa Stone Pritzker Family Foundation
Resonance Philanthropies
Sarlo Family Foundation
Sand Hill Foundation
Stuart Foundation

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It’s time to invest in behavioral health services for young people

The Legislature has a chance to transform the delivery of behavioral health services for children over the next five years.

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게스트 코멘터리

• 5월 27, 2021

A row of children using smart phones. Advocates want California lawmakers to go further in regulating social media platforms. Image via iStock

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California social media regulations — a tougher sell in 2021

After pioneering consumer data privacy protections, the California Legislature has tapped the brakes on proposals to further regulate social media companies.

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Zayna Syed

• 5월 27, 2021

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Fix youth mental health crisis with collaborative action

It’s stunning how many of California’s children need mental health support they are entitled to, but do not receive it.

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게스트 코멘터리

• 5월 25, 2021

중요한 것은 무엇인가

Counties face choice about forcing more mentally ill Californians into treatment

Time is running out for California counties to decide whether they want to develop programs that would give families a legal tool to get severely mentally ill relatives into treatment. After years of resistance, the Sacramento County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Tuesday to implement Laura’s Law, becoming the 21st county to do so. The […]

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Emily Hoeven

• 5월 20, 2021

An encampment along East 12th Street and Lake Merritt Boulevard in Oakland on Sept. 15, 2020. Gov. Newsom just announced a $12 billion package expanding on pandemic emergency responses to help end homelessness. Photo by Jane Tyska, Bay Area News Group

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Can Newsom build on pandemic lessons to end homelessness?

With a budget surplus bonanza, Gov. Newsom calls for spending $12 billion more to end homelessness in California. One idea: expanding motel conversions, an emergency plan during the pandemic.

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마누엘라 토비아스

• 5월 12, 2021

Kathleen Bils in her San Diego home on May 1, 2021, a year after her son was killed by a sheriff’s deputy. Photo by Ariana Drehsler for CalMatters

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Is California’s new police deadly force law making a difference?

Cases in San Diego and San Leandro will test the stricter standards on when officers can shoot to kill. Training of officers on the new law is inconsistent.

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Byrhonda Lyons

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Laurel Rosenhall

• 5월 11, 2021

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American Rescue Plan provides billions for a down payment toward racial equity

Here are 5 key proposals using money from the American Rescue Plan Act as an initial investment for racial equity in California.

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게스트 코멘터리

• 5월 7, 2021

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A blueprint for Californians’ behavioral health

It is time to transform our behavioral health system; here’s a blueprint with several key performance indicators.

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게스트 코멘터리

• 5월 5, 2021

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Approve psychedelic therapy to help prevent veteran suicides

Our goal is to end the veteran suicide epidemic by providing research and advocacy for veterans seeking psychedelic therapies.

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게스트 코멘터리

• 5월 3, 2021

Ouida Dill, left, blows a kiss to her husband David at the end of their near-daily visit at Lincoln Glen Skilled Nursing Facility on March 29, 2021 in San Jose. David has been a resident at Lincoln Glen for more than four years and throughout the pandemic, Ouida has continued to see him almost everyday for visits through a window but now that Ouida is vaccinated they are able to see each other indoors again. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

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Finally some good news for California nursing home residents

More than 9,000 people have died of COVID-19 in California nursing homes, and many others have suffered from isolation. But after a massive vaccination campaign, infections and deaths have plummeted — and nursing homes are cautiously reopening to visitors.

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Barbara Feder Ostrov

• 4월 1, 2021