FROM THE FOUNDATION

All Over the Map

Newly updated to include breast cancer, prostate cancer, and spine procedures, this CHCF-sponsored research shows that practice patterns vary dramatically from place to place.

Medi-Cal Transforms

Medi-Cal is the main source of health insurance for one in five Californians. An updated report gives an overview of the program's key features, describes how the program is evolving, and examines the challenges ahead.

Obama Care in the Second Term

CHCF is a long-time sponsor of the UC Irvine Forecast Conference. A webcast of this year's conference on health policy in President Obama's second term is now available.

Mental Health

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Fresno County Lacks Long-Term Mental Health Care

Since 2005, Fresno County has lacked a long-term mental care facility for adults. As a result, some Fresno County adults with severe mental illnesses have been staying in a 16-bed psychiatric hospital for months while waiting for long-term care facilities to become available. Other mental health patients continually return to emergency departments and a new psychiatric crisis center.



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