For the Latinx, Mental Health Care in Spanish Is Hard to Find
Two Richmond organizations are working to address the shortage of culturally appropriate mental health care available in Spanish....
08
Mar
20
Feb
Webinar Helps People Navigate Mental Health in the Workplace
Companies are legally required to provide accommodations to people with disabilities, and that includes mental health conditions....
20
Jan
Contra Costa Unveils New Crisis Initiative for Behavioral Emergencies
The county introduced a new initiative to help people experiencing mental health crises and reduce the police involvement that can turn deadly....
06
Jan
Pandemic Further Worsens Ongoing Youth Mental Health Crisis
Suicidal behavior and other mental health issues have been on the rise among young people for years, a disturbing trend the pandemic has made worse....
08
Nov
As Pandemic Worsens Students’ Mental Health, WCCUSD Tries to Keep Up
A bill by Sen. Alex Padilla would boost school mental health services, but experts say it may not be enough to address increasing mental illness among students....
06
Apr
Pandemic Burnout: It’s OK To Not Be OK
As the coronavirus erodes our work-life balance and social relationships, burnout is inevitable for a lot of us. We need to give ourselves a break....
19
Oct
Necesitamos hablar sobre la salud mental de las personas negras
A pesar de los efectos duraderos del trauma intergeneracional, el sesgo en la salud y los medios le han enseñado a las personas negras a creer que los trastornos mentales...
12
Oct
We Need to Talk About Black Mental Health. We Shouldn’t Have to Die For People to Listen.
Despite the lasting effects of intergenerational trauma, bias in health and media has taught many Black people to believe mental illness is not their problem....
10
Sep
Q&A: Melvin Willis: ‘We Can All Find Solutions’
Richmond City Council member Melvin Willis said in our Q&A series he is running to represent District 1 "because there still is a lot more work to be done."...
09
Sep
Q&A: Najari Smith: ‘There’s No Time to Waste’ for Small Businesses
Richmond City Council candidate Najari Smith says his priorities are public safety and the environment, which he says are tied to affordable housing, in our interview series....
17
Aug
Mental Health Toll Rising From COVID-19 Effects
Doctors discuss the mental health toll of the pandemic, warn that a vaccine is still far off and suggest an early warning system to boost the U.S. response....
11
Aug
Distance Learning Raises Questions About Mental Health
With the West Contra Costa Unified School District’s academic year starting Aug. 17 under a distance learning structure, parents are concerned about the mental health of their children, as well...
08
Aug
Californians Are Dropping Private Insurance to Get Mental Health Treatment
Families, attorneys, judges, therapists and officials agree: Many people with mental illness do better with taxpayer-funded treatment than private insurance....
23
Jul
School and Soccer Kept Me From Following My Brother to a Gang
A young man who grew up surrounded by gang activity describes seeing the pain it caused his parents and how sports and education put him on a better path....
22
Jul
‘This Is a Pandemic of Trauma. Everybody Is Feeling the Pain…’
As COVID-19 cases surge in California, mental health experts describe both suffering and reason for hope at a virtual panel sponsored by CalMatters....
