Posts Tagged: bi-polar disorder

Big Problem: California’s Behavioral Health Worker Shortage

Graphic representation of Mental Health Disorder. Image via Shutterstock

by CAPITOL WEEKLY STAFF posted 02.27.2023

CAPITOL WEEKLY  PODCAST: We’re joined today by Dr. Janet Coffman of Healthforce Center at UCSF, and Michelle Doty Cabrera, Executive Director of CBHDA. They describe the serious challenges facing the state’s mental health and substance abuse programs, and what is needed to grow and retain a behavioral health workforce that reflects California’s diverse populations.

Why telehealth isn’t the best choice for me

An artist's photo illustration depicting a mental illness. (Image: Triff, via Shutterstock)

by TYLER CHRISTOPHER posted 05.24.2022

OPINION: As I have shared throughout my career I, like many people, have a mental health condition.  I have anxiety and bi-polar depression.  I am also in recovery for alcoholism. I regularly see a psychiatrist, therapist and I take medication.