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The least revolutionary plans that New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani advanced on the campaign trail dealt with mental illness. The most likely outcome of these plans is that taxpayers pay more ...

Many people with serious mental health conditions will face a crisis at some point. These crises can be overwhelming, but creating a crisis plan ahead of time can make a huge difference. A crisis plan ...

Oregon’s state government and its main association of counties have settled on a plan that would empower the Oregon Health ...

Almost 40% of health care plan participants did not know if mental health services were covered in the same way as medical care, according to a survey by EBRI. Plan sponsors have improved their ...

Who is eligible for CARE Court? How do I file a petition? Can this program force someone into treatment? Read on to find out.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s controversial proposal to steer homeless people with severe mental disorders into treatment cleared the state Assembly on Tuesday and is on its way to becoming law ...

Gov. Newsom called for ‘accountability’ on mental health and homelessness when he proposed his CARE Court program. What ...

Allen is professor of clinical psychology at the University of Oregon and the CEO and co-founder of Ksana Health. Although the Biden-Harris administration is coming to an end, some of its work will ...