In the most comprehensive look yet at whether people are using Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court, CalMatters found that far fewer Californians are enrolled in the mental health program than he projected.
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‘Will I be safe?’ Transgender California youth feel threatened by Trump’s executive orders
Calls to LGBTQ crisis lines spiked after President Donald Trump’s election. His policies target health care for young transgender people, creating uncertainty for a vulnerable community.
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Lawmakers say Newsom staff ‘inflated’ cost of failed health care bills
A trio of California Democratic lawmakers, including Santa Cruz Assemblymember Gail Pellerin, say they’re frustrated by high cost estimates that helped kill their health care legislation. Did the Newsom administration inflate the numbers to quietly kill the bills?
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With Prop 1, Gavin Newsom again changes how Californians with mental illness get help
Gov. Gavin Newsom made mental health a priority since he took office five years ago. Ballot measure Proposition 1, which has been narrowly approved by voters, will provide billions of dollars to fund housing and treatment facilities for mentally ill Californians.
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Kaiser mental health workers signal open-ended strike in Northern California
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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California’s new mental health crisis hotline — 988 — about to go live
The new federal number is billed as an alternative to 911 for people experiencing mental health emergencies. A bill would allow California to fund call centers with new fees on phone lines.
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‘People are dying as we wait’: Bid to tighten California nursing home oversight sputters
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.