Breakdown: Mental Health - CalMatters

Did California get its money’s worth from $1.7 billion COVID test contract?

by Kristen Hwang and Ana B. Ibarra December 16, 2021April 20, 2022

The Valencia lab, a public-private venture between the state and PerkinElmer, processed only 1 to 8% of all Californians’ COVID tests in the first 10 months of the contract. And the lab was riddled with dozens of problems, according to an inspection report.

An explanation of nine new California laws taking effect in 2021. Illustration by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters; iStock

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Nine new California laws explained — each in 1 minute

by CalMatters December 31, 2020January 15, 2021

Portrait of Celinda Gonzales in Weitchpec on Sep. 17. Gonzales looks off over the Klamath River towards a large rock her son Paul Moreno used to jump off into the water. The rock’s height, she said, deterred Moreno’s friends, but he was a thrill seeker and enjoyed the challenge. Photo by Alexandra Hootnick for CalMatters.

Breakdown: Mental Health

Mental health ‘tsunami’ looms: Can California prevent a surge in suicides?

by Jocelyn Wiener September 30, 2020September 29, 2021

California poised to become national leader on mental health and addiction coverage

by Jocelyn Wiener August 27, 2020September 29, 2021

Teresa Pasquini looks into the foyer of her home where her son, who has schizoaffective disorder, once attempted suicide before being discovered by his younger sister. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Breakdown: Mental Health

‘Go on Medi-Cal to get that’: Why Californians with mental illness are dropping private insurance to get taxpayer-funded treatment

by Jocelyn Wiener July 31, 2020November 24, 2020

A homeless person in a wheelchair on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles. The has struggled with how to provide care for people with mental illness, but a new state audit says the solution isn't lowering the criteria for compelling mentally ill Californians to get treatment. Photo by Damian Dovarganes, AP Photo

Breakdown: Mental Health

Audit: Don’t make it easier to force mentally ill Californians into treatment — just improve treatment

by Jocelyn Wiener July 28, 2020September 29, 2021

Elizabeth Cope, Mental Health Clinical Supervisor with the Home Outreach Team, conducts outreach and distributes information regarding COVID-19 during a resource fair at Lario Park, March 24, 2020. Photo by Los Angeles County via Flickr

“This is a pandemic of trauma. Everybody is feeling the pain…”

by Barbara Feder Ostrov July 21, 2020September 29, 2021

Taun Hall stands on the porch of her Walnut Creek home next to a green ribbon, the international symbol for mental health awareness. She and some of her neighbors display the ribbons in remembrance of her son, Miles, who was killed last year by Walnut Creek police during a mental health crisis. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Who responds to nonviolent crises? New urgency to remove police from the equation

by Jocelyn Wiener July 1, 2020July 2, 2020

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Watch: Taking care of your mental health during the pandemic

by CalMatters April 8, 2020April 9, 2020

Before the latest accident left him critically injured, Mark Rippee ate a snack of rolls and coffee on November 22, 2019 in Vallejo. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

After accident they warned about, sisters of mentally ill man blame the state — and beg governor to act

by Jocelyn Wiener February 26, 2020February 26, 2020