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Tag: Mental Health

California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCommentary

Some sober advice on homelessness

Avatar by Dan Walters February 17, 2021February 16, 2021

Gov. Gavin Newsom has pledged to do something about homelessness in California, but two new watchdog reports are skeptical and critical.

California Capitol. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inCommentary

Medi-Cal overhaul sounds good on paper

Avatar by Dan Walters February 15, 2021February 11, 2021
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
Dozens of mental healthcare workers picket outside of Sacramento Medical Center to protest long wait times for patients and overwhelming case-loads at Kaiser Permanente facilities. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inHealth

New law in 1 minute: California widens mental health conditions insurers must cover

Avatar by Nick Roberts and Jocelyn Wiener December 28, 2020December 31, 2020
People gather near the cliffs as the sun sets in Isla Vista on Dec. 8 2020. Photo by Max Abrams for CalMatters
Posted inCollege Beat

To spring break or not? California colleges weigh options as pandemic worsens

AvatarAvatar by Meghan Bobrowsky, Matthew Reagan and Emily Forschen December 10, 2020December 21, 2020
A cordoned off playground in South Central LA, on Dec. 8., 2020. Photo by Tash Kimmell for CalMatters.
Posted inChildren and Youth

Playgrounds stay open: State backtracks on outdoor play area ban

Avatar by Elizabeth Aguilera December 9, 2020December 9, 2020
Posted inMy Turn

Despite the distancing, making a connection this holiday could save a life

Avatar by Guest Commentary November 25, 2020November 24, 2020
Patients at the Central Coast’s Atascadero State Hospital walk the halls in 2006. Due to COVID, patients have at times been confined to their units, but still mingle in bathrooms, the dining hall and common day rooms. Of the state’s psychiatric hospitals, Atascadero houses the largest number of mentally ill inmates from state prisons. Photo by Peggy Peattie, ZUMA Press, Inc. / Alamy Stock Photo
Posted inCoronavirus

Could California’s psych hospitals be ordered to admit inmates with COVID?

Avatar by Lee Romney November 18, 2020November 18, 2020
Gov. Gavin Newsom signs the reparations bill over Zoom on Sept 30, 2020. Screenshot via youtube
Posted inWhatMatters

Reparations study, police reform coming to CA

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven October 1, 2020October 1, 2020
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

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