The operator of One Rose of Unity said she provides a needed service to tenants who’d otherwise be homeless.
Tag: mental health
Posted inHealth & Environment
A clinic in Oakland’s Chinatown brings mental health care to dental patients
Asian Health Services is pioneering the practice of getting patients to open up—and not just for a fluoride rinse.
Posted inArts & Community
How an Oakland shoe designer is helping Black men heal from incarceration
Dieudonné Brou achieved success after prison with his company Koffi Noir. Now, he’s helping others do the same.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Will Newsom’s ‘care court’ support homeless Oaklanders with mental illnesses, or force treatment on them?
Mayor Libby Schaaf is backing a proposal to overhaul mental health care in California, but some call it coercion.
Posted inArts & Community
East Bay Afghan residents process grief amid rush to resettle refugees
In addition to transportation, immigration, and housing, mental health services are needed by many fleeing the Taliban.