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Breakdown: A Times Special Report
Mental Health in California
For California's estimated one million people with mental illness, life is a daily struggle. Times reporters Scott Gold, Lee Romney and others are chronicling their lives and the strained system meant to serve them.
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Even a loving family with ample financial resources is powerless against the disease.
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When those descending into mental illness commit a crime, their chances of getting needed help can dissolve when law enforcement arrives.
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For two years after Alfredo Ruiz was diagnosed with schizophrenia, his family tried -- and failed -- to find him help.
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Kanuri Qawi's unlikely 2004 court victory has had a lasting impact on California mental hospitals, adding to what one doctor calls a "culture of refusal," as more patients reject their medication.
Habitual sex offender Ross Wollschlager has bounced from one Ventura County hotel to another in the weeks since his release from a state mental hospital, getting ejected each time the owner learned of his identity.
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Before signing the budget, Schwarzenegger kills the $55-million initiative that aids the homeless. Counties can fund it, an aide says.
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A judge hopes his action will help stem an exodus of psychiatrists to higher-paying positions in the prisons.
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Head of Atascadero state facility refuses to link suicides to acute loss of workers, but concedes that care is eroding.
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The children's unit has been operating at Metropolitan State Hospital for 10 years. Officials say their goal is to move patients out.
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The homeless mentally ill could lose out due to a $3-billion budget gap.
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Breakdown: Learn more
Learn more about mental health services with these links.
Read Proposition 63, the Mental Health Services Act.
Los Angeles County Mental Health Department
Orange County Adult Mental Services
Riverside County Mental Health Department
San Bernardino Department of Behavioral Health
Ventura County Mental Health Department
California Department of Mental Health
State list of emergency hotlines
Learn more about mental health services with these links.
Read Proposition 63, the Mental Health Services Act.
Los Angeles County Mental Health Department
Orange County Adult Mental Services
Riverside County Mental Health Department
San Bernardino Department of Behavioral Health
Ventura County Mental Health Department
California Department of Mental Health
State list of emergency hotlines
Breakdown: Your Feedback
Times reporters Scott Gold and Lee Romney are writing about California's mental health system. If you have a story tip, experience or thoughts about the issue, please contact them.
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Times reporters Scott Gold and Lee Romney are writing about California's mental health system. If you have a story tip, experience or thoughts about the issue, please contact them.
scott.gold@latimes.com -----EMAIL-----
lee.romney@latimes.com -----EMAIL-----
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