Adolescentes en Texas podían obtener control de la natalidad en clínicas federales, hasta que un padre cristiano lo objetó
By Sarah Varney
Una sorprendente decisión judicial emitida en diciembre, un juez federal dictaminó que estas clínicas violan la ley estatal de Texas y los derechos constitucionales federales, cortando de raíz una fuente vital de atención médica para mujeres jóvenes en el estado.
Using Stories To Mentally Survive As A COVID-19 Clinician
By Stephanie Stephens
The practice of narrative medicine helps health care professionals hear the life stories behind a patient’s immediate complaints. Some doctors are finding that these skills also provide an alcove of needed reflection amid the pandemonium of COVID-19.
‘Warm’ Hotlines Deliver Help Before Mental Health Crisis Heats Up
By Stephanie Stephens
“Warmlines” are phone lines or electronic chat options for people who are not having a full-blown mental health crisis but who could use support to stave off one. They are a growing trend in mental health outreach to supplement existing hotlines, with one successful warmline in the Bay Area recently expanding to cover all of California.
New Programs Raise Bar for Behavioral Health in L.A. County, Statewide
by Stephanie Stephens, California Healthline Regional Correspondent
For those who deliver behavioral health services, the Excellence in Mental Health Act brings new opportunities to increase access to community mental health and substance use treatment.
New Preventive Health Program Helps South L.A. Seniors Get ‘HAPPI’
by Stephanie Stephens, California Healthline Regional Correspondent
Many South Los Angeles seniors are unaware of the availability of no-cost clinical preventive health services. The new “HAPPI” program aims to remedy that.
Evaluation Trumps Incarceration in L.A. Police Dept. Mental Health Efforts
by Stephanie Stephens, California Healthline Regional Correspondent
The Los Angeles Police Department’s Mental Evaluation Unit is winning rave reviews locally, in other states and from a few foreign countries, as well. Stakeholders say the program could be even better with more resources.
L.A. County Could Benefit From More Palliative Care Resources, Experts Say
by Stephanie Stephens, California Healthline Regional Correspondent
As palliative care comes into its own as a medical subspecialty, payers, providers and consumers in Los Angeles County recognize the benefits while facing a shortage in supply and uneven distribution of services.
