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New Biden Rules Put Asylum Seekers at California Border at Heightened Risk

08/06/2023
The Biden administration’s app rule makes it harder for migrants to assert a right to asylum, advocates say. Lawsuits are sparking debate about immigration control, safety.

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A Year With 988: What Worked? What Lies Ahead?

08/01/2023
The Suicide & Crisis Lifeline’s 988 hotline marked its one-year milestone this month. Mental health experts say the three-digit number made help more accessible than before.

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California Nurse Shortage Grows as Leaders Bicker Over How to Fill Jobs

07/30/2023
Some hospitals in Southern California have a nurse vacancy rate of 30 percent, stressing overworked staff and causing some to leave the industry earlier than they planned.

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Los Angeles Homeless Population Grows. But Mayor Karen Bass Has Also Made Gains

07/26/2023
Despite efforts by Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass to shelter more than 14,000 people this year, the city's homeless population keeps growing. That does not necessarily mean her signature program is failing. The larger question: How does California measure success?

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California Steps Up Efforts to Stem Violence Against Native Americans With Feather Alert System

07/06/2023
Today tribal leaders, local law enforcement and lawmakers gathered to learn how the a new tool—the Feather Alert—will work to help law enforcement quickly notify the public about missing Native Americans and enlist their aid.

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Mental Health Providers Say New Medi-Cal Reform May Force Them to Cut Services

07/05/2023
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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ACLU Launches State’s 1st Database to Track Conditions in Immigration Detention Facilities

06/26/2023
The ACLU Foundation of Northern California launched the California Immigration Detention Database, a tool to track complaints filed by immigrants in California detention facilities to seek redress against inhumane conditions.

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CalFresh Farmers Market Benefits May Be Cut in Budget Deal

06/19/2023
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A program allowing CalFresh benefits to be used at farmer's markets may end up on the cutting room floor.

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California Food Banks Flooded by Families Needing Help

06/09/2023
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With pandemic benefits ending, food banks have become supermarkets for thousands of Californians.

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California Bill Could Help Improve Firefighters’ Mental Health

05/23/2023
After unanimously clearing the Senate, a bill expanding first responders' access to workers’ comp for PTSD moves to the Assembly.

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Gonzales Youth Lead in Mental Health Education

05/20/2023
The Young Voices Media Project joined efforts with the California Youth Media Network to produce a series of stories on youth mental health.

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California Confronts Overdose Epidemic Among Former Prisoners

05/10/2023
People newly released from prison are 40 times as likely to die of opioid overdoses than members of the general population, researchers say. In response, California corrections officials aim to arm departing inmates with an antidote that can be used to reverse the effects of opioid poisoning.

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California May Change Its Mental Health Funding

04/03/2023
Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to shift more money to housing severely mentally ill homeless people. Some officials at mental health organizations fear that funding will come from cuts to other services they provide.

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California Senate’s New Health Chair to Prioritize Mental Health, Homelessness

01/05/2023
State Sen. Susan Talamantes Eggman of Stockton has been appointed chair of the state Senate's health committee. A licensed social worker, Eggman said she will make mental health care and homelessness front-burner issues.

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Graphic Novel 'Bipolar Bear' Tackles Sensitive Topics

11/16/2022
Theodore is smarter than the average bear. But even he has one hell of a time trying to navigate the health care system.

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Education on Drug Dangers Optional or Missing in Many California Schools

10/04/2022
Even as fentanyl overdoses among young people have skyrocketed, health education remains optional in most California schools. “Prevention is not always prioritized,” says Dareen Khatib, co-chair of the California Health Education Community of Practice.

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Monterey County Examines Food Assistance Needs in Wake of Inflation

08/03/2022
As prices continue to rise across the country, food assistance organizations in Monterey County have begun to see a spike in need for food assistance. “We’re seeing more clients than we did pre-pandemic,” said Food Bank for Monterey County CEO Melissa Kendrick.

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Sun Street Centers Opens Sober Living Homes in King City

05/13/2022
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KING CITY — Sun Street Centers recently celebrated the opening of two Sober Living Environments (SLEs) located behind its substance abuse facility in King City. About 150 guests attended the April 23 open house, which featured a ribbon-cutting ceremony, tours of the facility — including the new Huntington House at 119 S. Mildred Ave. — [...]

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Heal Together Initiative Offers Free Grief Training in Salinas Valley

04/05/2022
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Expanding programs within its Heal Together initiative, Coastal Kids Home Care has announced upcoming grief training sessions for mental health providers and community members.

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Mental Health Services for Children and Youth Are Poised to Expand in Monterey County.

03/09/2022
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Over the past two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, specialists at Monterey County Behavioral Health have noticed an increase in children and teens who are suffering from isolation and stress, says Director Katy Eckert. The transition back to the classroom…

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