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Spit Mask Leads to Possible Prison Time

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: December 05, 2019
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Spit Mask Leads to Possible Prison Time

By Ariana Camarena The defendant allegedly spat multiple times at Woodland police officers, who were call ...

By Ariana Camarena The defendant allegedly spat multiple times at Woodland police officers, who were called to the scene after a close relative feared for her safety. The trial resumed in Department 1 ...

December 05, 2019
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2019 Awareness Conference Open to Public Set to Address Rising Trends in Mental Health Issues and Suicide

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|Date: August 16, 2019
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2019 Awareness Conference Open to Public Set to Address Rising Trends in Mental Health Issues and Suicide

By Chris Haskins Living Hope Church of Dixon - located at 410 Gateway Drive - is hosting the 2019 Awarene ...

By Chris Haskins Living Hope Church of Dixon - located at 410 Gateway Drive - is hosting the 2019 Awareness Conference: Mental Health and Suicide, on Saturday, September 21st, 2019 from 8:00 am to 3:0 ...

August 16, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Homelessness Debate – Housing, Mental Illness, Both?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 24, 2019
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Monday Morning Thoughts: Homelessness Debate – Housing, Mental Illness, Both?

Last week, citing a number of sources, we argued that the percentage of homeless suffering from mental il ...

Last week, citing a number of sources, we argued that the percentage of homeless suffering from mental illness was only about one-quarter to one-third of the total population. There have been other s ...

June 24, 2019
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Man Argues against Suspended License Charge, Citing Mental Illness History and Lack of Support

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|Date: April 12, 2019
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Man Argues against Suspended License Charge, Citing Mental Illness History and Lack of Support

By Danielle Silva A defendant, Carlos Alberto Muñoz, who faces a charge of driving with a suspended licen ...

By Danielle Silva A defendant, Carlos Alberto Muñoz, who faces a charge of driving with a suspended license, shared his history with mental illness and the lack of support from the court, the Departme ...

April 12, 2019
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Why School Psychologists Are Worried About the Mental Health of America’s Students

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|Date: March 23, 2019
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Why School Psychologists Are Worried About the Mental Health of America’s Students

By Angela Mann Earlier this month, thousands of school psychologists met in Atlanta at the annual convent ...

By Angela Mann Earlier this month, thousands of school psychologists met in Atlanta at the annual convention of the National Association of School Psychologists. One of the hottest topics among attend ...

March 23, 2019
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Involuntary Commitment Won’t Stop Gun Violence

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|Date: March 04, 2018
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Involuntary Commitment Won’t Stop Gun Violence

By Ari Ne'eman One of the proudest moments of the disability rights movement came on Sept. 17, 1987. Afte ...

By Ari Ne'eman One of the proudest moments of the disability rights movement came on Sept. 17, 1987. After over a decade of scandals, exposés, and advocacy, the state of New York finally closed down W ...

March 04, 2018
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UC Davis Chancellor Convenes Task Forces on Important Campus Services

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|Date: February 13, 2018
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UC Davis Chancellor Convenes Task Forces on Important Campus Services

By Kimberly Hale Chancellor Gary S. May of the University of California, Davis, has established three tas ...

By Kimberly Hale Chancellor Gary S. May of the University of California, Davis, has established three task forces of students, faculty and staff to examine affordable student housing, food security an ...

February 13, 2018
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When Police Shoot a Man Who Was Stabbing Himself

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|Date: December 23, 2017
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When Police Shoot a Man Who Was Stabbing Himself

By Aliya Khan A suspect in an armed robbery is sitting alone in a police department’s interview room. He ...

By Aliya Khan A suspect in an armed robbery is sitting alone in a police department’s interview room. He takes out a knife and begins cutting himself with it, including his neck. You would think that ...

December 23, 2017
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Monday Morning Thoughts: A Lot of Uncertainty about Hotel Projects

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 17, 2016
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Monday Morning Thoughts: A Lot of Uncertainty about Hotel Projects

In a little over a week, the Davis City Council will be asked to weigh in on hotel proposals. The counci ...

In a little over a week, the Davis City Council will be asked to weigh in on hotel proposals. The council will be asked to weigh in on whether to approve the Marriott (across the street from Target) ...

October 17, 2016
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Board to Hear Mental Health Services Update

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|Date: October 17, 2016
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Board to Hear Mental Health Services Update

By Nicholas von Wettberg A critical aspect of school climate success, which is addressing the social and ...

By Nicholas von Wettberg A critical aspect of school climate success, which is addressing the social and emotional needs of teens and high-school students through the support of mental health services ...

October 17, 2016
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Mental Health Board Urges Reconsideration of Usage for Former EMQ FamiliesFirst Site

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|Date: July 09, 2015
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Mental Health Board Urges Reconsideration of Usage for Former EMQ FamiliesFirst Site

By Bob Schelen and Cass Sylvia There is an existing contract which will use Mental Health Services Act (M ...

By Bob Schelen and Cass Sylvia There is an existing contract which will use Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) housing funds for a housing project on the site of the old Yolo General Hospital. On May 2 ...

July 09, 2015
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Analysis: Perspectives on Proposition 47

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: October 29, 2014
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Analysis: Perspectives on Proposition 47

On Monday, the Vanguard ran a column called “Scare Tactics and Prop. 47.” We noted that, while it reduces ...

On Monday, the Vanguard ran a column called “Scare Tactics and Prop. 47.” We noted that, while it reduces over-incarceration for largely petty and non-violent offenses, there are concerns, particularl ...

October 29, 2014
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Commentary: Where Did the System Fail Daniel Marsh?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 18, 2014
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Commentary: Where Did the System Fail Daniel Marsh?

At last night’s candidates forum for the school board candidates, we posed the question of where, if at a ...

At last night’s candidates forum for the school board candidates, we posed the question of where, if at all, the school district failed in its duties to get help for Daniel Marsh and the rest of the c ...

September 18, 2014
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Eye on the Courts: Preventable Tragedy in Marsh?

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 15, 2014
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Eye on the Courts: Preventable Tragedy in Marsh?

Back in June of 2013, I would write in a commentary following the arrest of Daniel Marsh: “If this young ...

Back in June of 2013, I would write in a commentary following the arrest of Daniel Marsh: “If this young man indeed ends up being the killer, this is a failure of our system. This time it is our fail ...

September 15, 2014
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Finding Freedom From Childhood Abuse, Trauma: A Survivors Story

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|Date: September 10, 2014
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Finding Freedom From Childhood Abuse, Trauma: A Survivors Story

by Antoinnette Borbon In the past couple of years as a reporter for the Davis Vanguard, I have listened t ...

by Antoinnette Borbon In the past couple of years as a reporter for the Davis Vanguard, I have listened to many stories of insanity. Insanity that may have been sustained from childhood abuse, trauma. ...

September 10, 2014
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Davis PD Looks to SB 82 As Way to Help Alleviate Mental Health Concerns in Community

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: September 08, 2014
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Davis PD Looks to SB 82 As Way to Help Alleviate Mental Health Concerns in Community

In early August, the Vanguard reported that the Yolo County Board of Supervisors voted to make Yolo Count ...

In early August, the Vanguard reported that the Yolo County Board of Supervisors voted to make Yolo County the first in the state to take advantage of SB 82, the Mental Health Wellness Act of 2013, an ...

September 08, 2014
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Mental Health Services Turn a Corner in Yolo County

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|Date: August 23, 2014
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Mental Health Services Turn a Corner in Yolo County

by Robert Canning This week on NPR, two San Antonio mental health police officers were featured in a stor ...

by Robert Canning This week on NPR, two San Antonio mental health police officers were featured in a story about diverting mental health patients away from the criminal justice system, which has becom ...

August 23, 2014
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Hit the Reset Button In Your Brain

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|Date: August 15, 2014
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Hit the Reset Button In Your Brain

The article in the Sunday Review section of the New York Times entitled Hit the Reset Button In Your Brai ...

The article in the Sunday Review section of the New York Times entitled Hit the Reset Button In Your Brain, written by Daniel Levitin, director of the Laboratory for Music, Cognition and Expertise at ...

August 15, 2014
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County Grant Program to Provide For Mental Health Professionals to Accompany Law Enforcement

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: August 05, 2014
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County Grant Program to Provide For Mental Health Professionals to Accompany Law Enforcement

If the Yolo County Board of Supervisors approves the agreement at today’s meeting, Yolo County would beco ...

If the Yolo County Board of Supervisors approves the agreement at today’s meeting, Yolo County would become the first in the state to take advantage of SB 82, the Mental Health Wellness Act of 2013, a ...

August 05, 2014
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Sunday Commentary: Need for better Access to Mental Health Crisis Services in Yolo County

Posted by David Greenwald
|Date: June 01, 2014
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Sunday Commentary: Need for better Access to Mental Health Crisis Services in Yolo County

I have told this story before here, but it bears repeating. In 2011, shortly after our then seven-year-ol ...

I have told this story before here, but it bears repeating. In 2011, shortly after our then seven-year-old nephew came to live with us, he experienced some serious mental health problems. Not knowing ...

June 01, 2014
| by David Greenwald

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