California Wants to Expand Access to Mental Health Care for Children [imprintnews.org]
By Jeremy Loudenback, The Imprint, July 29, 2021 Under a sweeping plan created by California’s health agency, the state has proposed solutions to longstanding challenges for low-income parents that include improved access to an array of pediatric mental health services — before children reach a crisis state. Current state policy requires a diagnosis for clinicians in California to treat a child receiving Medi-Cal, the state’s version of Medicaid. For children with complex mental health...