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Gavin Newsom unveils multibillion-dollar plan to fund housing for mentally ill.
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled his plan on Tuesday to build housing for people with mental illness and addiction using $4.68 billion in new bond funding and some existing revenue from the state’s mental health services tax. Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman,...
California’s homelessness crisis is homegrown, study finds.
California's homelessness crisis is a homegrown problem that is deepening amid a shortage of affordable housing and emergency shelter, and it's often the brutal conditions of living on the street that trigger behavioral health problems, such as depression and anxiety,...
Doctors are prescribing weekend getaways at this remote Bay Area redwood cabin.
Housebound during the pandemic, Silvia Espinoza felt her three kids were developing unhealthy routines. They spent their free time glued to their phones or the TV inside their small home in the Fair Oaks neighborhood of Redwood City. Her older son, a teenager, deals...
Important Relation Between Cannabis Use Disorder and Schizophrenia is Found.
In Young Men, 15% of Schizophrenia Might Be Prevented If Cannabis Use Disorder Is Not Present, Study Finds A large study involving the health records of 6.9 million people in Denmark over 5 decades has found “strong evidence” of a linkage between cannabis use disorder...
After Lawsuit Fails, Mental Health CARE Court System Prepares for October Rollout.
Civil liberties groups challenged the new system at the state’s highest court, to no avail. A new system for getting Californians with severe mental illnesses into treatment will roll out this October—ready or not. In September of 2022, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the...
Bay Area family touched by tragedy promotes mental health care for Asian Americans
HILLSBOROUGH -- Studies show Asian Americans are less likely to seek mental health care than any other ethnicity, but one AAPI family in San Mateo County has made it their mission to change that. Once a month Nancy Lee and her family set the table at their home in...
Release of Groundbreaking Award-winning Documentary on Mental Health: “Breaking the Silence”.
WASHINGTON, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Golden Rule Media, LLC is pleased to announce that, in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, their groundbreaking award-winning documentary film about the phenomena of psychosis and psychotic conditions, BREAKING THE...
Oakland Teachers Start Week 2 of Strike Over Community Issues Like Homelessness, Mental Health.
Oakland teachers have started their second week on strike as they push for their contract to include “common good” provisions such as using district property to help homeless students, addressing reparations for Black students, and improving school safety. SAN...
Mental Health Advocate Robert Taylor Takes the Helm at NAMI San Mateo County.
The San Mateo County chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) proudly announces the appointment of Robert Taylor as the new Executive Director. The San Mateo County chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) has appointed Robert Taylor...
California Supreme Court rejects lawsuit challenging Newsom’s plan to treat mental illness.
The California Supreme Court this week declined to block the rollout of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s sweeping new plan to compel people with severe mental illness into treatment, meaning the controversial program remains on track to begin this fall in several counties. Earlier...