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The Dental Care Program at School Was Something to Smile About. Until the Pandemic Hit
Virtual Dental Home provided low-income parents access to dental care for their kids at schools, providing early prevention, treatment and oral health guidance. The coronavirus shut down this essential service.
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Life on the Edge: Alameda County Mobile Therapists Treat Low-Income Moms Suffering Postpartum Depression
Alameda County Blue Skies therapists often have to get creative, holding sessions in vehicles, at libraries, public parks, fast-food restaurants, and community centers, with their patients.
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Politics of Immigration Add Stress for Many Latinos, and Leave Them Wary of Seeking Help
A new era of stress leads to PTSD, anxiety and depression. It also makes people wary of sharing any information.
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For Many Latinos, Modern Politics is Unhealthy
Pre-term births; toxic stress; a 6-year-old with PTSD — mental health experts say such woes are at epidemic levels. The Center for Health Reporting partnered with The Orange County Register on this deep dive on politics’ negative impacts on the Latinx community.
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Losing Summer: 10 Months. Nearly 30 Visits to San Francisco’s Psychiatric ER. And a Suicide
Summer’s story reveals the weaknesses in San Francisco’s mental illness and addiction treatment system, according to a Center for Health Reporting-sponsored story.
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