Jan 4, 2021

Making mental health care more available and affordable

“It’s hard to navigate everything. So having somebody who’s been through [it] ... they’re kind of like your GPS,” Keris Jän Myrick, above, says of peer support. Robert Garrova/LAist

Since the fall, California has had a law aimed at certifying more people to provide mental health services. Plus, on the first day of trading for 2021, a look at the stock market trends of the last year. And, nearly half a billion dollars in fundraising for the Georgia Senate races.

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Elections 2020

Will millions spent on ads sway voters in Georgia runoffs?

by Meghan McCarty Carino

Jan 4, 2021

Political ads have been relentless on Georgia airwaves leading up to the Jan. 5 Senate elections.

Family and supporters hold runoff signs as Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock speaks during an Election Night event on Nov. 3 in Atlanta.

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California paves the way for certification of mental health peer support providers

by Robert Garrova

Jan 4, 2021

Proponents of the new law point to research that peer support programs can reduce hospitalizations for people with mental health care needs.

“It’s hard to navigate everything. So having somebody who’s been through [it] ... they’re kind of like your GPS,” Keris Jän Myrick, above, says of peer support.

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Victoria Craig Host, BBC

Stephen Ryan Senior Producer, BBC

Jonathan Frewin Producer, BBC

Daniel Shin Producer

Jay Siebold Technical Director

Meredith Garretson Morbey Senior Producer

Alex Schroeder Producer

Erika Soderstrom Producer

Rose Conlon Producer

Brian Allison Technical Director

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