Tag: Mental Health

  • Interpreter Training Aims to Lift Burden Off Children, Friends at the Doctor’s Office

    Video Credit: Brian Myers, Media Arts Center San Diego By Brian Myers The Alliance for African Assistance is putting on a 40-hour mental health interpreter training course. It’s offered through their Global Village program, a branch that provides language and cultural support to healthcare providers, social service agencies and other organizations. Global Village Programs Manager…

  • California Bill Would Restore Mental Health Funding in Elementary Schools

    Cherokee Point Elementary School Principal Godwin Higa talks with a student. | Photo Credit: Jane Stevens By Megan Burks A San Francisco Bay Area lawmaker has introduced a state bill that would restore mental health care funding for young children who experience trauma. San Diego educators have relied on a patchwork of programs since the…

  • What San Diego Law Enforcement Is Up Against

    By Catherine Green It’s hard out here for a cop — or a health care worker or social service provider, for that matter. Opiate use and mental health calls for service are both up in San Diego County, according to new studies from the San Diego Association of Governments. And data from The Urban Institute…

  • Second Opinion: Which Mental Health Services Have to Be Covered Now?

    Sandra D’Alonzo will graduate from the University of Southern California next year. When she gains her master’s degree in social work, however, she’ll lose her school-based health insurance. She’s planning to find a new plan on Covered California and wants to know which mental health services she’ll have access to. | Video Credit: Brian Myers,…

  • Tweet City Heights: One in Five U.S. Children Has Mental Disorder

    By Megan Burks One in Five U.S. Children Has Mental Disorder A recent Centers for Disease Control study says one in five U.S. children has experienced a mental disorder in any given year. Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder was the most common, followed by behavioral problems, anxiety and depression, according to HealthyCal.org. Follow HealthyCal.org @healthycal. Feds Roll Out…