Image by RohappyOPINION – A bill in the California Assembly — AB2432 — proposes short-term and long-term solutions to housing for victims of domestic violence. By supporting these efforts and continuing to commit to providing flexible funding through Domestic Violence Housing First, we can prevent devastation from these funding cuts.
Image courtesy of 24K-ProductionThere is a growing acceptance in mental health circles that some psychedelics – particularly psilocybin, MDMA, Dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and mescaline – have great promise for treating certain mental health disorders, including post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), anxiety, and depression. But some observers fear legalizing it could kick off a psilocybin Gold Rush that emphasizes profits over patient care.
Graphic representation of Mental Health Disorder. Image via ShutterstockCAPITOL 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.
Photo courtesy of iStockStudies in California and across the nation indicate that the population of older adults experiencing homelessness will likely continue to grow rapidly.
Royce Hall at UCLA, one of four original buildings at the university's Westwood campus. (Photo: Ken Wolter, via Shutterstock) The longest walkout in the history of U.S. higher education is over, but a critical question remains: Will the new contracts do enough to improve the living and working conditions that drove the academic workers to launch the 40-day strike?
An ophthamologist looks through a surgical microscope. (Photo: Dragon Images, via Shutterstock)OPINION: Summer travel is back in full force. But would you get on an airplane if you knew the pilot’s only training was practicing in a simulator for a week or so and then completing a few test flights with an instructor? That is essentially what AB 2236 would require with regard to an optometrist doing eye surgery in California if the bill became law.
Gov. Jerry Brown is receiving radiation treatment for prostate cancer, his office announced Wednesday,
The prognosis for Brown, 74, was excellent, his doctor said.
Dr. Eric Small, Brown’s oncologist at UCSF, issued the following statement: “Fortunately, this is early stage localized prostate cancer, which is being treated with a short course of conventional