SF Gate: Private Psychiatrists offer free services to Vets

A great article from the Associated Press on the fifth Memorial Day since the start of the Iraq War.  A link to the article is at the bottom of this post.
By PAULINE JELINEK, Associated Press Writer
Thousands of private counselors are offering free services to troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with mental health problems, jumping in [...]

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Federal Judge Rules City of Fresno Violated the Rights of Homeless Residents

Destruction of property declared unlawful seizure
ACLU of Northern California
For Immediate Release: May 13, 2008
FRESNO — A U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of California has ruled that the City of Fresno’s practice of immediately seizing and destroying the personal possessions of homeless residents violates the constitutional right of every person to be free from [...]

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Governor proposes deeper health and welfare cuts

– Update: For the latest on the May Revision, visit http://www.ebudget.ca.gov/ –
By Judy Lin – jlin@sacbee.com
In releasing his revised budget Wednesday, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proposed deeper cuts to health care and welfare programs for the poor even as his administration calculated that the projected demand for government assistance is growing.
The Republican governor also proposed $627 [...]

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CDCAN – Update on "May Revise" MH cuts

~Severe Cuts Expected in Mental Health & Disability Services Statewide~
California Disability Community Action Network
Advocacy Without Borders
SACRAMENTO (CDCAN) – Bad budget news will get worse on Wednesday, May 14, when Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will release budget revisions and changes (referred to as the “May Revise”) with policymakers and advocates fearing that that new massive permanent [...]

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