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More Women Are Drinking Themselves Sick. The Biden Administration Is Concerned.
Historically, alcohol use disorder has disproportionately affected men. But targeted advertising and changes in societal norms over the past 50 years have led to an upsurge in alcohol-related diseases and deaths among women. 鈥淚t鈥檚 a very taboo topic,鈥 one expert said.
California Is Expanding Insurance Access for Teenagers Seeking Therapy on Their Own
A California law that takes effect this summer will grant minors on public insurance the ability to get mental health treatment without their parents鈥 consent, a privilege that their peers with private insurance have had for years. But the law has become a flashpoint in the state鈥檚 culture wars.
Adolescentes podr铆an ir al psic贸logo sin tener el permiso de sus padres
Seg煤n la nueva ley en California, los j贸venes podr谩n hablar con un terapeuta sobre la identidad de g茅nero sin el consentimiento de sus padres. Pero no podr谩n recibir tratamiento residencial, medicaci贸n o cirug铆a de afirmaci贸n de g茅nero sin el visto bueno de sus padres, como han sugerido algunos opositores.
La nueva ola de propuestas estatales, impulsada por familias que perdieron familiares despu茅s de enfrentamientos con la polic铆a, marca un paso importante para desterrar un t茅rmino que los cr铆ticos dicen que incita a la polic铆a a usar fuerza letal en exceso.
Amid Mental Health Staffing Crunch, Medi-Cal Patients Help One Another
Peer leaders can help ease the shortage of mental health providers and build trust through shared experiences, state health officials say. In 2022, California started allowing counties to use Medicaid dollars to pay them for their work.
As More States Target Disavowed 鈥楨xcited Delirium鈥 Diagnosis, Police Groups Push Back
After California passed the first law in the nation to limit the disavowed term 鈥渆xcited delirium,鈥 bills in other states are being introduced to help end use of the diagnosis. But momentum is being met with resistance from law enforcement and first responder groups, who cite free speech.
Ya hay una droga oral para la depresi贸n postparto鈥 pero cuesta $16,000
Abogados, defensores y reguladores est谩n observando de cerca c贸mo las aseguradoras dise帽ar谩n las normas para cubrirlo.
Secret Contract Aims to Upend Landmark California Prison Litigation
California has commissioned an exhaustive study of whether its prisons provide a constitutional level of mental health care, which it could use to try to end one of the lawsuits that have federal courts overseeing the state鈥檚 prisons. But corrections officials won鈥檛 disclose even basic details of the consultants鈥 contract, including its cost to taxpayers.
A New $16,000 Postpartum Depression Drug Is Here. How Will Insurers Handle It?
A pill form of an effective drug for postpartum depression hit the market in December, but most insurers do not yet have a policy on when or whether they will pay for it. The hurdles to obtain its predecessor medication have advocates worried.
En 2022, el a帽o m谩s reciente del que se dispone de datos, 7,385 californianos murieron por sobredosis relacionadas con opioides, de los cuales el 88% involucr贸 fentanilo, un opioide sint茅tico que puede ser 50 veces m谩s potente que la hero铆na.
California May Face More Than $40M in Fines for Lapses in Prison Suicide Prevention
A court expert reported that California prisons continue to lag on 14 of 15 suicide prevention measures, and even regressed in some areas. The state could face more than $40 million in fines after a federal judge warned more than a year ago that she would impose penalties for each violation.
Why Even Public Health Experts Have Limited Insight Into Stopping Gun Violence in America
After the 1996 Dickey Amendment halted federal spending on research into firearms risks, a small group of academics pressed on, with little money or political support, to document the nation鈥檚 growing gun violence problem and start to understand what can be done to curb the public health crisis.
Statistical Models vs. Front-Line Workers: Who Knows Best How to Spend Opioid Settlement Cash?
A mathematical model designed to direct spending of opioid settlement funds is at the center of a debate over whether to invest in technology to guide long-term decisions or focus on the immediate needs of people in addiction.
Journalists Examine Medicaid Unwinding, Farmworkers’ Mental Health, and the Big Opioid Payback
素人色情片Health News and California Healthline staff made the rounds on national and local media this week to discuss their stories. Here鈥檚 a collection of their appearances.
California Hospitals, Advocates Seek Stable Funding to Retain Behavioral Health Navigators
California has supported expanded use of medications in the fight against opioid use disorder and overdose deaths. But hospitals and addiction treatment advocates say the state needs to secure ongoing funding if it wants more behavioral health workers to guide patients into long-term treatment.
Readers Call on Congress to Bolster Medicare and Fix Loopholes in Health Policy
素人色情片Health News gives readers a chance to comment on a recent batch of stories.
California Gov. Newsom Wants Voters to Approve Billions More to Help the Homeless. Will It Help?
A March 5 ballot initiative seeks $6.4 billion to build thousands of new housing units and provide mental health treatment for homeless people 鈥 on top of the billions already being spent to address the public health crisis. Despite significant support from health and law enforcement officials, many front-line workers are skeptical that more money is the answer.
Health Care Workers Push for Their Own Confidential Mental Health Treatment
Montana may join about a dozen other states in creating 鈥渟afe havens鈥 that keep health care professionals from facing scrutiny from licensure boards for seeking mental health or addiction treatment.
Cities Know That the Way Police Respond to Mental Crisis Calls Must Change. But How?
Cities are experimenting with new ways to meet the rapidly increasing demand for behavioral health crisis intervention, at a time when incidents of police shooting and killing people in mental health crisis have become painfully familiar.
Colorado Legal Settlement Would Up Care and Housing Standards for Trans Women Inmates
A soon-to-be-finalized legal settlement would offer transgender women in Colorado prisons new housing options, including a pipeline to the Denver Women鈥檚 Correctional Facility. The change comes amid a growing number of lawsuits across the country aimed at improving health care access and safety for incarcerated trans people.