psychiatric care
Coverage of psychiatric care in the Nexus archive.
- New resource brings psychiatric care to the streets of Albany County
A new program in Albany County, partnered with the city, is deploying trained mental health clinicians to the streets to assist vulnerable populations experiencing mental illness. The initiative shifts care delivery from clinics to direct outreach in the community.
- Exclusive: Doctor sues Kaiser for alleged racism, discrimination, and retaliation
A former Kaiser Permanente psychiatrist filed a lawsuit alleging racism, discrimination, and unethical treatment of psychiatric patients at Kaiser South Sacramento. The lawsuit claims employees used racist and derogatory language toward Black and Asian patients and engaged in improper patient care practices. Kaiser denies the allegations.
- After years of failed treatments, this psych program finally worked. Now her family owes $1 million.
The Levasseur family owes over $1 million for psychiatric care for their older daughter, Rachel, after a psych program finally worked following years of failed treatments.
- Rejected asylum seeker who pushed 16-year-old girl to her death under a train 'while she spoke to her grandfather' is sentenced to psychiatric care in Germany
A rejected asylum seeker in Germany was sentenced to psychiatric care after pushing a 16-year-old girl to her death under a train while she was speaking to her grandfather. The incident occurred during a violent act of aggression, highlighting the tragic consequences of the perpetrator's actions.