California is rolling out a certified wellness-coach program with the hope that these non-clinicians will school counselors and social workers’ workloads while addressing rising children’s behavioral disorders.
By Genoa Barrow | OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer - The state of California offers families free mental health resources at their fingertips with two new apps, Safe Black Space, The Living Room, MH First Sacramento, NAMI Sacramento, CalVoices, Sierra Health Foundation's Community Responsive Wellness Program, The Gardens, and California Health and Human Services Agency's website.
The California Department of Public Health launched the “Never a Bother” campaign, a youth suicide prevention public awareness and outreach campaign for youth, young adults, and their parents, caregivers, and allies.
To create an education system that has stable funds for mental health, California educators and leaders are turning to the health system and launching a statewide behavioral health initiative to fill funding gaps in fluctuating, sometimes unpredictable school budgets.