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San Francisco
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Taves: No one's in charge. Newsom must fill California's homelessness leadership vacuum

California struggles with defining responsibility for addressing homelessness amid widespread public support for action.
fromMiami Herald
2 months ago

Miami clinic owner withdraws guilty plea, loses at trial, sentenced in $16M fraud

Miami-Dade clinic operators were sentenced for defrauding Medicaid with false claims and kickback schemes.
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Experts warn Congress cuts to addiction funding will mean more overdose deaths

Cutting funding for addiction programs could reverse progress in reducing overdose deaths.
Brooklyn
fromBKReader
2 months ago

What's Inside New York's $254 Billion FY2026 Budget

Governor Kathy Hochul signed a record $254 billion budget focused on providing tax relief, expanding the child tax credit, and addressing mental health funding.
UK news
fromwww.bbc.com
2 months ago

'The NHS at its worst', ex-ombudsman tells inquiry

Mental health services in Essex failed vulnerable individuals, as condemned by former ombudsman Sir Rob Behrens during the Lampard Inquiry.
fromTODAY.com
2 months ago

Jennifer Garner on her fight to save Head Start: 'Kids in rural America are struggling'

There's nothing more optimistic than reaching a kid when they're young.
NYC parents
Mission District
fromKqed
2 months ago

Tenderloin Welcomes Mental Health Clinic, Demands Broader City Action on Homelessness | KQED

A new behavioral health center in San Francisco aims to treat unhoused individuals experiencing crises and redistribute mental health services more evenly across neighborhoods.
Mental health
fromwww.mercurynews.com
3 months ago

Mental health services lacking in immigration detention centers, California report finds

California's federal immigration detention centers lack sufficient mental health services, leading to disturbing care conditions and high populations under scrutiny.
NYC politics
fromBrooklyn Eagle
3 months ago

City Council sets policy brief on steps for closure of Rikers Island

City Council calls for urgent actions to permanently close Rikers Island and transition to a borough-based jail system.
fromThe Mercury News
4 months ago

By a brick, raise money for Los Gatos history club

The History Club's "Buy a Brick" project raises funds while honoring legacies.
Ava Reinhart's engraving event supports local mental health services.
The Los Gatos Pageant reveals the town's rich historical tradition.
Community Zoom event focuses on wildfire risk reduction strategies.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
4 months ago

Man gets 6 years for strangling cellmate in Santa Rita Jail

A man was sentenced to six years for killing his cellmate during a prolonged, unchecked fight at Santa Rita Jail.
Women in technology
fromtime.com
5 months ago

Fourteen-Year-Old Avery Colvert Becomes Youngest Recipient of TIME100 Impact Award

Avery Colvert founded a recovery fund for wildfire victims, showcasing the impactful change one young person can make in their community.
Miscellaneous
fromLGBTQ Nation
9 months ago

Trans-affirming non-profit in engulfed in financial scandal - LGBTQ Nation

Allegations against Queer Works involve significant financial mismanagement, raising concerns over the misuse of grants intended for supporting TGI+ individuals.
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