January 2019 News Listing

At long last, California’s ABLE program is now available to disabled California residents!  Here is a link to establish the account: https://calable.ca.gov/ A little background: President Obama signed into law the Stephen Beck Jr. Achieving a Better Life Experience Act (ABLE) Act in 2014.  This Act provides that a disabled individual can have one savings more

By Susan Scutti, CNN (CNN)A “huge and largely unreported problem” is happening in ERs across the nation, one expert says.”The extent to which ERs are now flooded with patients with mental illness is unprecedented,” said Dr. David R. Rubinow, chairman of the Department of Psychiatry at the School of Medicine at University of North Carolina, more

This story is from Kaiser Health News. By CHRISTINE HERMAN | KAISER HEALTH NEWS. When Toni and Jim Hoy adopted their son Daniel through the foster care system, he was an affectionate toddler. They did not plan to give him back to the state of Illinois, ever. “Danny was this cute, lovable little blond-haired, blue-eyed more

One of the more intractable problems in mental health care is that nearly half of all those who would benefit from care don’t receive it. Multiple barriers seem to be involved, including lack of insurance, lack of knowledge, and stigma. Racial and ethnic minorities and LGBT individuals are particularly likely to go without needed care. more

2019 will see the enactment of a slew of new laws across the country (in California alone, more than 1,000 will be added to the books). In some states, minimum wages will go up, guns will be harder to obtain, plastic straws will get the boot and hunters will get to wear pink for a more