"The goal is when they leave they feel better," said Iffat Raufi, program director for Sacramento County's Mental Health Urgent Care. "We are actually created to provide an alternative therapeutic environment for individuals averting their mental health crisis ...
Stories similar to Daniel's are growing more common in the U.S., fueled by a critical shortage of doctors, therapists and resources to address the needs of kids in crisis. In Massachusetts, the number of kids landing in ERs for mental health treatment soared 200%-400% during the pandemic...
California voters have approved a measure that Gov. Gavin Newson says he needs to tackle the state's homelessness crisis. Mar 20, 2024 Mental wellness addressed in new Sacramento schools curriculum. Here's how MindOneSix is a product of partnerships between several health leaders and nonprofits ...
This cohort study assesses the longer-term risks of overdose or mental health crisis associated with opioid dose tapering.
While the scene is no blueprint for how to help someone in a mental health crisis — the show is still just a sci-fi/horror series, after all — the spirit of Max's friends' intervention may be worth drawing on in real life. For those experiencing suicidal thoughts and behavior who ...
On any given Tuesday before the coronavirus pandemic, the restaurant industry was in amental health crisis. There are many reasons why: People who deal with mental health and addiction issues are drawn to this work because it has always been a haven for people who exist on the fringes; resta...
This study examines whether there are associations between opioid dose tapering and subsequent rates of overdose and mental health crisis among patients
Sacramento and Solano counties are in a standoff with the state over mental health coverage for a portion of Medicaid patients in those counties—a dispute that threatens to disrupt care for nearly 50,000 low-income residents receiving treatment for seve
issues, she dedicated herself to helping: “I'm going to get the smartest scientists, doctors, psychiatrists, mathematicians, researchers, and professors in the same room together, and we're going to go through each problem one by one. And we are going to solve this mental health ...
Crisis counseling project staff or consultants to the project are eligible for training that may be required to enable them to provide professional disaster mental health services to eligible individuals. In addition, all federal, state, and local disaster workers responsible for assisting disaster victi...