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October 30, 2020
To Reduce Substance Abuse and Overdoses, California Should Embrace Supervised Consumption Services
Cathren Cohen california, Homepage
Despite California’s progress in preventing opioid overdose deaths, over 2,400 Californians still die each year due to opioid overdoses, a number that is expected to increase due to COVID-19. This Substance Abuse Prevention Month, as lawmakers and state advocates consider policies to reduce drug overdoses, they should consider supervised…
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October 5, 2020
Health Equity Blog Series Summary
Zamir M. Brown california, Coronavirus, Disability, Health Equity, Immigrant Health
Respectfully, how can we, as a nation, comfortably call ourselves the United States of America when our history and current practices demonstrate otherwise? If we want to be honest with ourselves, there is a long list of words of discordance that might be more accurate.Ableist. Ageist. Bigoted. Discriminatory. Elitist. Exclusionist. Exploitative.…
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October 5, 2020
California Should Continue to Prioritize Funding for Community-Based Behavioral Health Services, Not Expanding Incarceration
Héctor Hernández-Delgado and Abigail Coursolle california, Health Equity
Co-authored by: Carolina Valle, California Pan-Ethnic Health Network, Daisy Chavez, Transforming Justice Orange County, National Health Law ProgramIn the past few weeks, the California Legislature showed support for community-based mental health services when it voted to stop a bill which would have siphoned Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) funds…
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October 5, 2020
SB 665 Opposition Testimony
Alejandra Pavisich california, Health Equity
Good evening Mr. chair and committee members. My name is Daisy Chavez and I am a member of Transforming Justice Orange County and policy associate with Initiate Justice and we are in strong opposition of SB 665 by Senator Umberg. Transforming Justice OC is a coalition committed to decarceration…
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September 28, 2020
Call to Action for Solidarity for Black Trans Lives
Skyler Rosellini and Abigail Coursolle california, Coronavirus, Health Equity
Last month, we encouraged people in positions of privilege to create space, stop monopolizing power, uplift voices, and share resources to enable Black Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming (TGNC) lives to coexist in our health care system. This is particularly important now, as Black TGNC people are disproportionately impacted by…
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September 23, 2020
California Should Do More to Get Eligible Individuals on Medi-Cal During this Unprecedented Pandemic and Wildfire Crisis
Alicia Emanuel and Kimberly Lewis california, Coronavirus, Eligibility & Enrollment
There is no doubt that the coronavirus pandemic has impacted every part of our lives. As COVID-19 tears through communities across the country, the number of Americans filing unemployment claims continues to rise at a historic pace, and 30-40 million Americans are at risk of eviction. Access to affordable…
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To Reduce Substance Abuse and Overdoses, California Should Embrace Supervised Consumption Services

Health Equity Blog Series Summary

California Should Continue to Prioritize Funding for Community-Based Behavioral Health Services, Not Expanding Incarceration

SB 665 Opposition Testimony

California Should Do More to Get Eligible Individuals on Medi-Cal During this Unprecedented Pandemic and Wildfire Crisis

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To Reduce Substance Abuse and Overdoses, California Should Embrace Supervised Consumption Services

Health Equity Blog Series Summary

California Should Continue to Prioritize Funding for Community-Based Behavioral Health Services, Not Expanding Incarceration

SB 665 Opposition Testimony

Call to Action for Solidarity for Black Trans Lives

California Should Do More to Get Eligible Individuals on Medi-Cal During this Unprecedented Pandemic and Wildfire Crisis