As Youth Face Mental Health Crisis, Barriers to Access Remain Aug 12, 2024 Brian Dick AUG. 12, 2024 By Brian Dick Warning: This blog posts contains a discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know are suicidal or in crisis, contact the National Suicide Hotline at 988 or dial 911 if ... Read more
When Homosexuality Stopped Being a Mental Disorder in the DSM Jul 26, 2024 Brian Dick JUL. 26, 2024 By Brian Dick Social and cultural factors shape how mental health disorders are identified, understood, classified, and diagnosed. This can be seen in the ways in which psychiatry has ch... Read more
Expanding the Mental Health Workforce in California Jul 17, 2024 Brian Dick JUL. 17, 2024 By Brian Dick According to a 2019 Kaiser Family Foundation/CHCF California Health Policy Survey , 49% of California residents say that ensuring that people with mental health problems ca... Read more
Protective state laws linked to improved LGBTQ+ mental health Jul 2, 2024 Brian Dick JUL. 2, 2024 By Brian Dick LGBTQ+ people are 2.5 times more likely to have depression and anxiety than heterosexual individuals, while LGBTQ+ youth have higher rates of suicidal ideation and suicide a... Read more
California to make $3.3 billion available for mental health, substance use treatment centers Jun 28, 2024 Brian Dick JUN. 28, 2024 By Brian Dick Last month, the Associated Press reported that California Governor Newsom made $3.3 billion from Proposition 1 available ahead of schedule. Proposition 1 allowed the state ... Read more
How to Show Up For Teenagers With Record Levels of Sadness Jan 14, 2024 Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. FEB. 22, 2023 By Daniel H. Gillison, Jr. A recent report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention alarmingly illustrates the long-term mental health impacts COVID-19 is having on our nation... Read more