Mental health issues are becoming more common in today’s fast-paced environment, and getting expert treatment is becoming more important. Fortunately, mental health insurance can offer much-needed help paying for counseling and other forms of medical treatment. However, it can be difficult to navigate the specifics of mental health insurance claims. Avoiding common mistakes that can … Read more
Comment on this storycomment Sian Leah Baylock is a cognitive scientist who is the new president of Dartmouth College, the first woman to hold the position since the school’s founding in 1769. Among other things, he is knowledgeable about how stress affects academic performance. his tenure, putting health and wellness at the center of his … Read more
Orange County Superior Court Presiding Judge Maria Hernandez says CARE Court will be like other collaborative courts in the county, like her young adult court, where compassion and science guide its decisions. April Demboski/KQED hide title enable header April Demboski/KQED Orange County Superior Court Presiding Judge Maria Hernandez says the CARE court will be like … Read more
The viral TikTok trend claims that using a few supplements can help ease anxiety. Anxiety sufferers have tested the effects of magnesium and vitamin D3 to help control their symptoms, and many say it works. As a “huge anxiety sufferer,” TikTok user Tyler Wesley (@tylerjohnwesley) revealed in a July 7 video that he takes 500 … Read more
In: I didn’t know much about Soteria when I approached the entrance to the Soteria House in Jerusalem. I had heard of Soteria projectan’s original old California home that housed mentally ill individuals, which was supposed to be an alternative to psychiatric hospitalization. It was founded by psychiatrist Lorraine Mosher, who was director of NIMH’s … Read more
When Fonda Bryant called her aunt and asked if she wanted her shoes, her aunt knew something was wrong. “He said. “You’re going to kill yourself,” Bryant recalled. “And I said, ‘Yes.’ And he went to work like a superhero. And he saved my life.” Unknown to himself or his family, Bryant suffered from depression … Read more
as a result California voters will likely see a mental health ballot in the March 2024 election. One was to issue a $6 billion bond to create housing for people with mental illness. A recent change to a mental health proposal signed by Gov. Gavin Newsoms this week has shocked advocates for disabled Californians, who … Read more
Andrew Lancaster grew up in Humboldt County and loves it. As an adult, he returned to Fortuna, where untreated schizophrenia sent him first to the streets and then to the county jail, his mother said. Marianne Lancaster, a 69-year-old Murrieta woman, is trying to help her 32-year-old son by placing him under county guardianship because … Read more
Mental health crisis response and medical care organizations must be well coordinated and prepared to receive individuals in crisis, just as crisis and medical care organizations do for a person experiencing a stroke or heart attack. As I highlighted recently at the Kaiser PermanenteInstitute for Health Policy Forum, the task of integrating crisis care with … Read more