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With little pomp, California launched two apps at the start of the year offering free behavioral health services to youths to help them cope with everything from living with anxiety to body acceptance.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom made mental health a priority since he took office five years ago. The ballot initiative voters approved this week will provide billions of dollars to fund housing and treatment facilities for mentally ill Californians.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature mental health policies allow the involuntary treatment of more Californians with severe mental illnesses. Some fear the new laws will infringe on the civil liberties of people confined against their will.
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The Oregon Health Authority’s system that determines whether vulnerable Oregonians receive mental health care has widespread “failures” that hurt the people who need care, an internal audit found.
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California collects a special tax on high incomes to fund mental health services. Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to change how the money is spent so a share of it can be used to fund housing for homeless people with mental illnesses.
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California voters likely will see a mental health ballot measure on the March 2024 election. One would issue a $6 billion bond to create housing for people with mental illnesses.
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Stabbin' Wagon provides harm reduction supplies for safer drug consumption and organizes public HIV testing events. Next, they plan to open a community-based mental health center.
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A state system that often blocks treatment, with contractors trained by YouTube videos assessing patients, is under review after a whistleblower complained.
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Psychedelics like mushrooms and mescaline could be decriminalized in California as advocates tout their therapeutic potential.
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The agency’s Ombuds Program report found a lack of residential treatment options for Oregon Health Plan members who need mental health or addiction treatment.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to rethink how California spends its millionaire’s tax by directing more money toward housing. Some county-run mental health programs could lose out.
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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra says calls to the hotline are up nationally. Five million contacts were made across the country in the last year, 2 million more than the year previously.
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Medi-Cal is changing how it pays mental health providers. Many of those providers say they may no longer be able to afford peer support specialists, home visits and other services.
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The Central Oregon Veterans Ranch in Bend provides peer support counseling to veterans and opportunities for them to learn ranching and farming skills while creating community and a space for healing.