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Who responds to nonviolent crises? New urgency to remove police from the equation

by Jocelyn Wiener and CALmatters July 2, 2020July 2, 2020

On the afternoon of June 2, 2019, psychosis convinced 23-year-old Miles Hall that a long iron gardening tool given to him by a neighbor had morphed into a staff gifted from God, his mother said. He used it to break his parents’ sliding glass door. Looking for help, Miles’ grandmother, his mother and several neighbors […]

Posted inCalifornia Currents

Who’s watching now? COVID-19 cases swell in nursing homes with poor track records

by Jocelyn Wiener and CALmatters June 15, 2020June 15, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Currents

Newsom empathizes with protesters as Trump threatens military intervention

by Jocelyn Wiener and CALmatters June 2, 2020June 2, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Currents

Newsom throws financial lifelines to residents during pandemic stay-at-home order

by Jocelyn Wiener and CALmatters April 24, 2020May 19, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Currents

COVID-19: Acts of grace from everyday Californians are getting us through

by Jocelyn Wiener and CALmatters April 19, 2020May 19, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Currents, Featured News

How to get past the coronavirus crisis without losing your mental health

by Jocelyn Wiener and CALmatters March 30, 2020May 19, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Currents, Featured News

COVID-19: Schools shut down in massive numbers across state amid coronavirus fears

by Jocelyn Wiener and CALmatters March 14, 2020May 19, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Currents

After accident they warned about, sisters of mentally ill man blame the state — and beg governor to act

by Jocelyn Wiener and CALmatters March 2, 2020May 19, 2020
Posted inFeatured News, Local News

‘We’ve lost our compass’: For the mentally ill, is a return to forced treatment a solution or a false promise?

by Jocelyn Wiener and CALmatters January 9, 2020May 19, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Currents

Mental health care outcry targets Kaiser — and state regulators

by Jocelyn Wiener and CALmatters December 23, 2019May 19, 2020

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