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Illinois Launched Mental Health Courts to Break the Prison Cycle. But Results are Mixed and Access is Uneven
The courts can offer treatment and a path away from incarceration. But only half of participants graduate, and many who might benefit never get a chance.
Calif. Legislators Seek to Tighten Judges’ Ability to Grant Mental Health Diversions
Californians accused of crimes can receive mental health treatment rather than prison time under a 2018 law. Lawmakers are seeking to revamp the rules following reports of violent offenses.
Mental Health News
One Year After a Loss, Leaders in San Francisco’s Tenderloin Are Creating the Addiction Services They Wished For
A tragic death galvanized them to help people grappling with drug use and mental illness. Now they’re proposing legislative change.
Investigations
‘Remembering Is a Form of Protest’: Japanese Prison Camp Survivor Satsuki Ina on the Trauma of Detention
Satsuki Ina on Japanese American imprisonment, the legacy of cultural trauma,
and speaking out against detention centers.
MindSite News Interviews
NAMI Director Explains New Laws to Keep People with Mental Illness out of Jail
The National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) is advocating for state laws to divert people with mental illness from jail and into treatment, highlighting Florida’s Tristin Murphy Act as a national model.
At the Young Women’s Freedom Center, Sisters Are Doing It for Themselves: Listen to the Podcast
Congresswoman Lateefah Simon and leaders of the Young Women’s Freedom Center were in conversation with MindSite News at this Commonwealth Club panel.
Mental Health News
One Year After a Loss, Leaders in San Francisco’s Tenderloin Are Creating the Addiction Services They Wished For
A tragic death galvanized them to help people grappling with drug use and mental illness. Now they’re proposing legislative change.
An L.A. Woman Was Feeling Lost. Fountain House Hollywood Gave Her a Sense of Purpose
Fountain House aims to build connection by operating “clubhouses” where people with serious mental illness can connect with and support each other. The Hollywood program opened two years ago.
Investigations
Collateral Damage: The Emotional Toll of Trump’s Immigration Policies on Asian Children and Families
An investigation into the trauma caused by ICE and its potential long-term harm in Asian youth.
In Depth
The Trauma and Resilience of Afghans: An Interview with Dr. Qais Alemi
Alemi says refugee trauma stems not only from war atrocities, but from cultural dislocation and the loss of language and identity.
Michigan’s LGBTQ+ student clubs create affirming spaces inside public schools
Such alliances can provide LGBTQ+ students safe, welcoming places to connect
Refugees Struggle in New Land: A View from 40 Years Ago
In 1985, The Tenderloin Times explored the lives of Southeast Asian refugees and U.S. veterans 10 years after the end of the Vietnam War. This story offered a look at the efforts by three very different Southeast Asian refugee communities to rebuild and adjust to their new lives in a new country.
Forgotten Children
Forgotten Children is a four-part series on the tragic and underreported problem of childhood grief – and the efforts to address it. Parental death has been rising in the U.S. due to COVID-19, the overdose epidemic and gun violence.
State of Mental Health
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Donald Trump is Mentally Unfit and Should be Removed from Office, Declares Group of Leading Physicians
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Illinois Launched Mental Health Courts to Break the Prison Cycle. But Results are Mixed and Access is Uneven
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Most Americans Think Trump Mentally and Physically Unfit to Be President
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“Eating Bitterness” (吃苦): Civil Rights Advocate Annette Wong on How ICE Policies Harm People of Chinese Descent
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‘The government is lying.’ Immigrants held at Michigan ICE detention center launch hunger strike to protest ‘deplorable conditions’
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Ahead of album release, Ye apologizes for hate speech, blames bipolar 1
Ye (Kanye West) issues a formal apology for 2025’s extremist actions, citing a 2002 brain injury and bipolar mania. Some experts and fans remain skeptical.
From “Girl, Interrupted” to “Girl in Pieces”: What I learned from reading three books about teen mental illness
How books on teens with mental illness help destigmatize and educate us.
‘The Factory of Maladies’: A Chilling First-Hand Account of Life in a Psych Ward
“The Factory of Maladies,” a memoir by Deborah Hartung, is a gripping account of being locked up in a San Francisco psychiatric ward.
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