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Category: Breakdown: Mental Health

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

Nine new California laws explained — each in 1 minute

CalMatters staff by CalMatters staff December 31, 2020January 15, 2021

1. California widens mental health conditions insurers must cover In the past, state law only required treatment for nine serious mental illnesses. Even before the pandemic, more than half of Californians said most people with mental health conditions couldn’t get the help they needed. Some families even dropped private insurance to qualify for treatment in […]

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.
Posted inBreakdown: Mental Health

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

Avatar by Jocelyn Wiener September 30, 2020October 1, 2020
Posted inHealth

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

Avatar by Jocelyn Wiener August 27, 2020September 25, 2020
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
Posted inBreakdown: Mental Health

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

Avatar 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
Posted inBreakdown: Mental Health

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

Avatar by Jocelyn Wiener July 28, 2020July 28, 2020
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
Posted inHealth

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

Barbara Feder Ostrov by Barbara Feder Ostrov July 21, 2020July 28, 2020
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
Posted inJustice

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

Avatar by Jocelyn Wiener July 1, 2020July 2, 2020
coronavirus mental health
Posted inEvents

Watch: Taking care of your mental health during the pandemic

CalMatters staff by CalMatters staff 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
Posted inHealth

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

Avatar by Jocelyn Wiener February 26, 2020February 26, 2020
A pedestrian walks past a homeless sleeping on Fifth Street in San Francisco, Calif., on Thursday, Nov. 1, 2018. Photo by Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group
Posted inBreakdown: Mental Health

Inside the governor’s bid to fix homelessness: changing how California deals with mental illness

Avatar by Jocelyn Wiener February 19, 2020February 19, 2020

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