mental health

Mayor Eric Adams’ administration would have us believe we must choose between funding social services and assisting asylum seekers. 

Years after surviving foster care, J. Christian Bell finally sought therapy. Now he urges lawmakers to fund systems for youth mental health.

Should income status determine the mental health care that youth receive? Of course not. And in California, there is finally legislation to prevent this.  Assembly Bill 665, passed by the state Legislature, would ensure all Medi-Cal youth have equal access to vital mental health counseling and support.

A proposal that would have increased the number of young Californians receiving mental health care died quietly in the Legislature.

Advocacy impacts me because it helps me express my concerns. It's about empowering your voice, writes Daniesha Brown.

Four mobile mental health crisis teams will soon respond to 911 calls in Wichita. a reform recommended after the 2021 death of Cedric Lofton. 

Policing in mental health cases have been harmful when foster youth are in need of support and trauma-informed services, says Tasha Matthews.

Youth Voices Rising Writing Contest poetry finalist Gilbert Velazquez-Macedo writes about how the foster care-to-prison pipeline impacts mental health.

California professionals continue to call for culturally competent resources to better service the mental health of young African Americans.