After 12 hours in the emergency room and two days into an 11-day inpatient hospitalization, fifteen-year-old Vancouverite Ingrid Parker learned she’d been diagnosed with an eating disorder. Lack of transparency and not being included in dialogue with doctors has been a hallmark of her experience with the healthcare system, which
There’s a chasm between the momentum of 988 and how it’s reaching Black people, said Victor Armstrong. He’s the Chief Diversity Officer at RI International and the former mental health commissioner of North Carolina. “Many people in Black and Brown communities aren’t even aware of 988 or the transition from
In November, Los Angeles County increased its transitional housing access with Safe Landing, a no-wrong-door 176-bed facility. Luana Murphy, CEO of Exodus Recovery, the provider the county contracted to operate the new facility, says it fills a vital gap in housing. Like many other communities in LA County, transitional housing
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