A peer-to-peer reporting model emerged from a simple realization: Students interviewing their peers can elicit more candid responses on sensitive subjects like teen vaping.
Louisiana's shift from state-run mental hospitals to privatized and outpatient care left gaps in long-term treatment, fueling cycles of homelessness, ER visits, and incarceration amid funding challenges.
The first part of "Forgotten Children," a series on the tragic and underreported problem of childhood grief – and efforts to address it.
Cambodian genocide survivors face PTSD, nightmares, and trauma, worsened by limited culturally responsive care. It was after Santa Clara County hired Cambodian genocide survivor Bophal Phen that culturally responsive care and practices were implemented to aid trauma healing.
Genocide survivor Robert Chau and his daughter share healing stories on their podcast, preserving Khmer Rouge survivor narratives and fostering intergenerational healing.
How young is too young for a child to be charged as an adult?
Dan Morain explores the 1967 Lanterman-Petris-Short Act's impact on mental health care, and how his brother's story inspired him to dig deeper into this pivotal chatper of California history.
In the 1960s, California’s mental health system confined patients with minimal hearings. A 1966 report led to the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, granting rights and limiting forced hospitalization.
In this webinar, we examine the challenge facing many Americans when trying to access mental health care through commercial health plans, and explore what can be done to lessen the gap between physical and mental health care in this country.