Higher Mental Illness Rates Among Low-Income Californians

Michael Krasny

Jul 17, 2013 at

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A new mental health care study by the California HealthCare Foundation finds that serious mental illness shows up at much higher rates among lower-income children and adults in California than other income brackets. We’ll discuss the report and what it can tell us about the prevalence of disease, access to care, and more.

More: Mental Health Care in California: Painting a Picture – chcf.org
More: Mapping the Gaps: Mental Health in California – chcf.org
More: Where California Stands in Mental Health Needs and Services – KQED’s State of Health

Guests:

Neal Adams, deputy director of the California Institute for Mental Health; and the author of the California Healthcare Foundation report, "Mental Health Care in California: Painting a Picture"

Sandra Shewry, director for state health policy at the California HealthCare Foundation

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