Featured in Category ILLUSTRATED REPORT: How the thyroid gland mystifies doctors and patients By Oona Tempest & Andy Miller | KFF Health News | November 27, 2023 Stories from endocrinologists who treat hypothyroidism and several patients who live with it.
News 5 things parents should know about social media’s impact on teens’ mental health By Sierra Lyons | November 10, 2023 Slightly more than half of U.S. teens spend at least four hours a day on social media and on average, all teens spend close to five, according to a recent survey.
commentary Effects of college isolation are surfacing for California’s young professionals By Julie Lynem | CalMatters | October 26, 2023 If colleges and companies don’t pay more attention, there could be economic consequences.
Arts & Entertainment California, 32 other states sue Meta over alleged harm to children By Kiley Russell | Bay City News | October 24, 2023 The suit claims Meta "has profoundly altered the psychological and social realities of a generation of young Americans."
health Is California’s ‘groundbreaking’ mental health insurance do-over working? By Jocelyn Wiener | CalMatters | October 17, 2023 A 2020 law expanded the number of mental health conditions insurers must cover.
health California, Kaiser reach $200 million settlement over mental health delays By Ana B. Ibarra | CalMatters | October 12, 2023 Kaiser patients waited 19 days for follow-up mental health appointments in 2019, nine days longer than state law permits.
California Newsom signs bill that aims to change California’s mental health system By Jocelyn Wiener | CalMatters | October 10, 2023 New conservatorship law would include people with serious mental illness, addiction problems.
California Climate change took them to ‘dark places.’ Now they’re doing something about it By Shreya Agrawal | CalMatters | October 10, 2023 Young activists are creating communities for people to talk about feelings of hopelessness and despair that arise amid the facts of climate change.
California New state law to hold social media liable for child sex trafficking By Ruth Dusseault | Bay City News | October 9, 2023 The new law was authored by Oakland Assemblymember Buffy Wicks.
Featured in Category Wellness Center sponsor party celebrates generosity of Piedmont community By The Wellness Center | October 3, 2023 The inaugural Week of Wellness raised over $60,000 to fund Wellness Center staffing & support.