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New state laws aim to boost mental health services

Original post made on Sep 19, 2018

Gov. Jerry Brown has signed several pieces of legislation this month aimed at fixing or improving access to mental health services in California, while vetoing one bill that promised to reimburse student loans for mental health professionals working in "shortage areas."


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Posted by Sarah1000
a resident of another community
on Sep 19, 2018 at 6:45 pm

Thanks for this great update, Kevin! Maybe the reversion fund set up by Senator Beall’s bill could be used to fund Assemblywoman Caballero’s plan to increase the number of mental health professionals.


Posted by Steven Nelson
a resident of Cuesta Park
on Sep 25, 2018 at 10:09 am

The MV Voice and the Los Altos Town Crier are specifically asking all candidates for the Mountain View-Los Altos school board a question about this topic in their candidate-questionaries. Stay tuned for the results (the organization "Kids In Common", which focuses on metal health issues for Planned Parenthood, also has an extensive candidate survey)

the Best Press, is a Free Press

MV-LA candidate Steven Nelson


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