mental health care
Gov. Newsom to Address Homelessness, Mental Health – NBC Bay Area
California’s governor is expected to call for better mental health care to help the state’s huge homeless population when he addresses one of the state’s most pressing problems in his second State of the State speech. Last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom offered what he called “a little preview” of his Wednesday speech. “We’re committed to …
‘It’s Like I Got Kicked Out of My Family.’ Churches Struggle With Mental Health in the Ranks.
In most industries, federal laws protect workers with disabilities, including mental illness. Church is an exception. Employees including pastors are still regularly fired after disclosing mental-health problems. For eight years, Brady Herbert led a booming church in Waco, Texas. The congregation had a couple hundred members when he took over and grew to an average …
Parents Say Son’s Death Inside Unlicensed Residential Mental Health Home Could Have Been Prevented – NBC Los Angeles
Brandon Nelson was a straight-A student in high school, a UCLA grad and worked as an aerospace engineer. But shortly after college, he experienced a mental breakdown. The 26-year-old was hospitalized and released to a residential mental health home in Southern California. He took his own life 24 hours after being admitted. His parents say …
Marian Regional Medical Center receives $2.7M donation for new behavioral health unit | Local News
A multimillion-dollar donation will allow Marian Regional Medication Center to develop a behavioral health unit and establish a crisis stabilization unit to expand mental health care, the hospital announced Wednesday. The $2.7 million building donation is from The Sierra Land Group, the previous owner of the Marian West campus, which will house the new unit. …
