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A shining light in Modesto

By Jocelyn Wiener

As mental health budgets shrink and services erode in Stanislaus County California, Aspen Family Medical Group, a primary care clinic, has taken on a key role in treating the county's uninsured mentally ill.

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The stigma question: Interviewing "Real Faces" Behind Mental Illness

By Jocelyn Wiener

When I first pitched a series of stories exploring access to mental health care in the wake of state budget cuts, I expected to encounter some difficulty finding subjects.

 

 

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