"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 so they do n...
"I think what is very distressing about this mental health crisis that we're facing is that while we very much take as part of our responsibility to make sure that we are keeping kids safe and stabilizing them when they're in crisis or have harmed themselves," Dr. Carney said. "The ve...
From a favored candidate's loss to navigating conversations with family members who voted differently, here's how to manage your mental health after a tumultuous election — and resources if you need additional support. Nov 6 Sacramento County Mental Health Urgent Care helps ease strain on othe...
The Trevor Project, for example,reported Tuesdaythat the LGBTQ+ youth-focused mental health organization saw a nearly 200% increase in conversation topics related to the election across its crisis services in the days leading up to the results. While emotional reactions to a high-stakes election a...
This cohort study assesses the longer-term risks of overdose or mental health crisis associated with opioid dose tapering.
which provides free vehicle passes to state parks available for check-out with a library card. Amy Cranston, executive director of the Social Emotional Learning Alliance for California, said Siebel Newsom's advocacy has helped draw attention to the youth mental health crisis and promote wellness in...
the percentage of mental health visits that had a subsequent revisit remained stable, "which may reflect that the factors associated with revisit did not change substantially during the study period, even as the pediatric mental health crisis worsened," wrote the researc...
On any given Tuesday before the coronavirus pandemic, the restaurant industry was in a mental 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; res...
"I've just seen the adolescent mental health crisis in Colorado get worse and worse and worse," said Dr. Poole. "To the extent that we really needed to do something as a school district. Something different, he said. When they couldn't find what they were looking for in the community...
The Pleasanton City Council will again consider embedding a mental health crisis response team into the Police Department's newly created Alternative Response Unit, to reduce uniformed officers' response to mental health incidents and the unhoused. PLEASANTON, Calif. - After deciding last week to pus...