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Tag: mentally ill

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

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

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

In his State of the State speech, Gavin Newsom calls for forcing more people into treatment, changing state spending rules, simplifying treatment paths, and linking housing and services.

Dramatic rise in mental illness cases in county jails + What a new PG&E might look like

Dan Morain by Dan Morain February 6, 2020February 6, 2020

Bloomberg does Sacramento + A new state park, perhaps + Two Californians who made a difference

Dan Morain by Dan Morain February 4, 2020February 4, 2020

Mental illness as a campaign issue + oil spends big on legislative races + UC drops tuition hike, for now

Dan Morain by Dan Morain January 22, 2020January 22, 2020
The San Ardo Oil Field lies along Highway 101 north of Paso Robles in Central California. Photo by Vicki Haddock for CalMatters

An attempt to expand mental health care, stepping back from an oil tax, and feeding Stockton

Dan Morain by Dan Morain January 15, 2020January 15, 2020

Why California is flush, some hard costs of mental illness, and why prison costs rise as inmate population falls

Dan Morain by Dan Morain January 13, 2020January 12, 2020
Mark Rippee, who developed schizophrenia after a traumatic brain injury, has been living on the streets for years

“We’ve lost our compass.” For California’s most visible mentally ill, is a return to forced treatment a solution — or a false promise?

Avatar by Jocelyn Wiener December 30, 2019September 17, 2020

Californians aren’t getting the mental health care they’re legally guaranteed. Why not?

Avatar by Jocelyn Wiener December 8, 2019September 17, 2020

Public health and cannabis vapes, police use of force and mental illness, and parents seeking a better life get a break

Dan Morain by Dan Morain September 30, 2019September 30, 2019

Trying to help mentally ill jail inmates, trying to quit cars, and the $3 billion cash crop

Dan MorainAvatar by Dan Morain and Barbara Harvey August 16, 2019August 16, 2019

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