Latest California Healthline Stories
Frustrated You Can’t Find A Therapist? They’re Frustrated, Too
Low payments and high hassles make many therapists shun insurance companies.
California Suicide Hotlines Get Good Grades But Could Improve, Study Says
State-funded hotlines are helping callers, but little research exists to show that they actually prevent suicides.
Busting Myths About Mental Illness
Mental illness is common — and so are misperceptions about it. These too-often-believed myths can be harmful to you and your loved ones.
Providence St. Joseph Health System Merger Creates $100 Million Mental Health Initiative
$30 million is set to be earmarked for mental health counseling and research in California.
By Sharing Painkillers, Friends And Family Members Can Fuel Opioid Epidemic: Study
New research also highlights the public’s lack of knowledge regarding the proper ways to store and dispose of these highly addictive prescriptions.
Youth Film Contest Seeks To Reduce Stigma Of Mental Illness
The program, funded by Prop. 63 “millionaire’s tax,” has led to the creation of more than 1,600 videos in 35 counties across California. Participants say it has heightened their sensitivity.
A New Sort Of Consultant: Advising Doctors And Patients On California’s Aid-In-Dying Law
A Berkeley doctor begins an unusual practice as a law takes effect this week permitting doctors to prescribe lethal medications to terminally ill patients who request them.
Lessons In Frustration: A Quest For Therapy In Rural California
A family says they struggled mightily to get treatment for their depressed teen — up against a therapist shortage and a resistant insurer.
Impact Of ‘Millionaire Tax’ To Fund Mental Health Care Still Hard To Gauge
County-by-county data gathering and idiosyncratic formats create a mess for analysts trying to size up the program.
Psychotherapists Gravitate Toward Those Who Can Pay
It goes back to the byzantine way health care — and health insurance — developed in the U.S. in the wake of World War II.