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Newly acquired state data shows that the Corrections Department transferred patients with serious mental illnesses an average of five times over a six-year period, underscoring a CalMatters’ investigation this year that revealed the practice and raised questions about the harm it could cause.
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With demand rising for mental health care, and providers in short supply, experts explain how California got here – and where the state may be headed.
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Now that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s court system for people with severe mental illness cleared the state Legislature, counties face a series of practical questions critical to turning the fuzzy concept into a reality.
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The union representing 2,000 Kaiser Northern California mental health works announced plans to strike, citing high workloads and long waits for patients.
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While lawmakers are still gung-ho about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court approach to the state's crisis of homelessness, county officials are worried they don’t have the resources to implement the idea.
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One in three California prisoners has a diagnosed mental illness. The state’s solution for some? Move them around.
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The Newsom administration plans to spend $4.4 billion addressing mental health needs among young people. But will it come soon enough?
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The governor’s new proposal would require all 58 counties to participate in the program to compel people with serious mental illnesses into treatment.
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The California Department of Public Health blames staffing shortages, turnover, training and pandemic pressures at Tuesday’s hearing at the Capitol.
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Lawmakers say they’ll take no action this year on a bill requiring nursing home owners and operators to get state approval before they acquire, operate or manage a nursing home.
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A CalMatters investigation reveals an opaque licensing process for California nursing homes, rife with indecision and contradictions.
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Why Californians With Mental Illness Are Dropping Private Insurance To Get Taxpayer-Funded TreatmentIn dozens of interviews, families, attorneys, judges, therapists and public officials agree: People with serious mental illnesses often do better dropping private insurance and qualifying for taxpayer-funded treatment.