California made it easier to call for help a year ago when it launched a simplified mental health crisis hotline: Dial three digits — 988 — and you can get in touch with a counselor immediately. Since then, crisis centers have received more than 280,000 calls. That’s twice as many as any other state, signaling to mental health advocates that the service was badly needed.
Author Archives: Anabel Sosa
Anabel Sosa will cover the justice system for CalMatters this summer. She holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science and recently graduated with a master's degree from the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism. At Berkeley, Anabel worked on investigative stories in partnership with the Human Rights Center and Investigative Reporting Program. Her work is featured in the New York Post, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting. She is from New York.
