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Rich Pedroncelli,/AP PhotoCalifornia spent hundreds of millions on prison and hospital healthcare staff, auditors found, but vacancy rates rose since 2019, exceeding 30% at three facilities despite bonuses and pay raises, with inadequate oversight and planning. -
Roman Battaglia/JPR NewsIn October, Shasta County officials came out against a state grant application to build a large behavioral health facility. Some have now changed their minds.
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Potential cuts to Medicaid have Californians bracing for changes that could weaken recent gains in mental health care and addiction treatment. -
The state has wrestled for years with ordering civil commitments for people with severe mental illness. Here’s what you need to know. -
Mental Health Matters host Andra Hollenback speaks with two NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group facilitators -
‘Everybody’s been denied some form of care,’ said one California mental health advocate. Now, lawmakers are advancing new bills on behavioral health coverage. -
Millions of dollars have become available for medications to treat opioid addiction in Oregon jails. That’s given Jackson County a rare sign of hope in the opioid epidemic. -
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to see tangible results from the $6.4 billion mental health bond voters approved last year. Moving fast carries a risk of neglecting under-resourced communities. -
A Ninth Circuit court decision has ended legal protections for officers responding to some mental health emergencies. That’s changing which calls police will answer. -
The new program helps people experiencing mental health and substance use disorder crises get help right where they are. -
Mental Health Matters focuses on local service options in southern Oregon.
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This year the Redding Police Department is losing one of its teams trained in responding to mental health emergencies. -
Two states legalized psychedelic therapies since 2020 and President Biden signed a law supporting studies of how they might help veterans. Proposals like those keep dying in California. -
Across the country, there’s a shortage of behavioral health care providers — and it’s particularly pronounced in small towns.
