Orange-juice containers, newspapers, six-pack cardboard carriers, plastic and paper bags, green compost bins, pill bottles, rain gear, old New Yorker magazines, and running shoes fill Greg Samson’s home, often to waist level. The area around Samson’s stove is clear enough …

December 20, 2012 Stigma associated with mental health conditions, including the misconception that people with mental illness may be violent, stops our society from properly funding and providing the positive effective services and supports that help people recover. It stops …

By Malihe Razazan On today’s Your Call, we’ll have a conversation about mental illnesses. According to National Alliance on Mental Health, approximately 58 million Americans— experience a mental health disorder in a given year, but about 30% receive services. What …

SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – San Francisco is poised to implement its own version of a California law that allows for court-ordered treatment for severely mentally ill patients. “Laura’s Law” is named for Laura Wilcox, a college student who was murdered …

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In the wake of the horrific and unspeakable shooting in Newtown, Conn., we are left once again to answer the seemingly unanswerable. In short: Why? Yet, in our rapid-fire media culture that seeks tidy comprehension for such devastating acts, we …

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Unlike any other state in the nation, California voters asked for an investment in mental health prevention and early intervention strategies when they passed Proposition 63, the Mental Health Services Act, in 2004. So when the news media fails to …

Please join us in honoring mental health consumers in their achievements on wellbeing and recovery. The MHSA Awards Ceremony is opportunity to acknowledge the hard work of these consumers in creating change in their lives. What are the MHSA Awards? …

15 members of the Mental Health Association of San Francisco (MHASF) gathered this morning in honor of World Suicide Prevention Day to remind the public to “Stop & Breathe”. Donning bright green shirts with the anti-stigma message of “Mental Health …

Description: Suicide losses can be reduced by prioritizing education and the reduction of stigma associated with mental health conditions. SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – The Mental Health Association of San Francisco extends condolences and support to the family and friends of Hollywood director Tony Scott who …

Outside, Harris, 74, lived a social and active life filled with friends, hobbies and vacations. But inside his Menlo Park apartment, newspapers and boxes stacked to the ceiling, mold climbed up the walls and the kitchen floor sagged beneath the …