Beyond beds [ Mayor Newsom Stalling Shelter Standards Law

San Francisco homeless residents cannot understand why Mayor Gavin Newsom is stalling ?   This legislation and its funding is the will of the people that are most affected by and that live in and that work in and around this matter.If he was at the table for the...

Mama, by Mary Neal

She's just one of those womenwho took care of other people’s houses and childrenExcept during cotton-picking season, because the fields paid per poundIncreasing her daily take-home from $3 to $10She’s...

SF Shelter Standards of Care Hearing - Investment vs. Class Action Suit

So, we are 'down to the wire'.   Its time for this City of San Francisco to 'come clean' with it.   Either we invest money that should have been put in place 15 years ago,  to make Standards of Care to enable and protect our homeless, as a meager...

SF Shelter Standards of Care Hearing - Investment vs. Class Action Suit

So, we are 'down to the wire'.   Its time for this City of San Francisco to 'come clean' with it.   Either we invest money that should have been put in place 15 years ago,  to make Standards of Care to enable and protect our homeless, as a meager...

Police act as mental health officers: report

A new report from the Vancouver Police Department finds that officers are spending a big chunk of their time doing a job they're not trained for--front-line mental health management.The report, titled Lost in...

Assistance to the Incarcerated Mentally Ill's Apology to Civil Rights Groups ...

African Americans, civil rights organizations, and others, please forgive and pardon my family regarding our attempt to enlighten you and attract your support regarding an issue of gross injustice that does not afford an opportunity to protest against white oppressors, we...

Petition to the U. S. Justice Department

Dog Justice Is Needed for the Mentally Illhttp://www.petitiononline.com/Neal/petition.html To:  United States Department of...

A Room With a Riverview

One continuing story at Metro Vancouver is the case of the incredible Riverview Hospital grounds. It has a difficult mixture of history, human drama, urban encroachment, social politics, economics and...

asahi.com:Homo Sapiens: Executive juggles job, care for mentally ill - EN...

""It's not shameful that a member of your family is depressive or autistic," he says. "Nevertheless, people cannot reveal it in this society. That kind of society is not right." "

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