Mental Health

Health Is a Basic Human Right—It’s Time Our Laws, Systems and Values Reflected That

We are all responsible for our health … but that responsibility must be matched with support. You can’t choose to…

1 month ago

Efforts Emerge to Correct Prison Phone Rates, Mental Health Services and Reception Area Wait Times

Research has shown that staying in touch with loved ones while incarcerated reduces recidivism and improves public safety.

1 month ago

110,000+ Angelenos Across LA Gathered for Summer Night Lights as Crime Continues to Decrease

SNL programming includes free meals, sports and fitness, family-friendly activities and connections to community resources, such as financial literacy workshops…

1 month ago

National Briefs: Nurses Union Shames Hospital for Gender-Affirming Care Cutbacks and Science Under Seige

Between January 20 and June 30 of this year, National Resources Defense Council or NRDC documented 402 attacks on science

2 months ago

Tomorrow, July 30: Rep. Barragán to Host Veterans Listening Session Aboard Battleship USS Iowa

   As part of House Democrats’ August District Work Period and National Days of Action, U.S. Representative Nanette Barragán (CA-44)…

2 months ago

Barragán, Salinas, Padilla, Gallego Introduce Mental Health for Latinos Act

Informed and culturally competent resources, education materials, and outreach programs are vital to addressing the mental health crisis. The Mental…

2 months ago

Letters to the Editor: Censorship, Complicity, and the Collapse of Public Trust

The “CHEER OF AGONY”  A cult Republican group and the Heritage Foundation's agent (Trump) should hold their heads in shame. …

2 months ago

Worse Than COVID

For the Harbor Area, the political situation raises questions about the tourism industry (already down dramatically), the port economy, and…

2 months ago

Trump’s Destruction of America

Just as Hitler’s Germany quickly fell from world leadership in science and technology, the same fate now stares Trump’s America…

3 months ago

LA County to Implement Improvements to CARE Court Program for Individuals with Untreated Mental Health Disorders

Among other improvements, the motion directs the County's Department of Mental Health or LACDMH to develop expedited mechanisms for first…

3 months ago