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Tag: Sen. Jim Beall

Peter Murphy, an outreach manager for the Mental Health Association of San Francisco, struggled to find people who could support him with his mental health issues before joining the organization. He says peer support gives people a chance to be heard and understood. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters
Posted inHealth

‘I was looking for someone like me’ – Is peer counseling the answer?

Avatar by Jocelyn Wiener September 8, 2020September 25, 2020

A bill headed to the governor would certify ‘peer providers,’ with their own histories of mental illness, to help Californians with similar challenges. While 48 states certify peer counselors, California does not.

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
Posted inWhatMatters

Mental illness, PG&E’s settlement, gun ownership, and fallout from carmakers’ deal with Trump

Dan Morain by Dan Morain December 9, 2019December 9, 2019
Posted inBreakdown: Mental Health

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

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