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Oakland Police Commission leadership conflict | The cost of free eggs | How should the county address the opioid crisis? | Rift in local NAACP

Tag: mental health

A boxy, somewhat run-down apartment building on a steep hill.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness

Oakland sues sober-living homes over illegal evictions and sexual assault

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein August 29, 2023August 29, 2023

The operator of One Rose of Unity said she provides a needed service to tenants who’d otherwise be homeless.

An illustration shows two open doorways. Inside one is a dental chair and dentist's equipment. Inside the other is a sofa and a floor lamp.
Posted inHealth & Environment

A clinic in Oakland’s Chinatown brings mental health care to dental patients

by Celeste Hamilton Dennis August 15, 2023August 15, 2023

Asian Health Services is pioneering the practice of getting patients to open up—and not just for a fluoride rinse.

Koffi Noir founders Dieudonné Brou and sister Veronique Brou at the Black Menswear Flash Mob in 2020.
Posted inArts & Community

How an Oakland shoe designer is helping Black men heal from incarceration

by Brandy Collins March 9, 2023March 9, 2023

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?

Natalie Orenstein headshot by Natalie Orenstein March 7, 2022March 7, 2022

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

Ricky Rodas headshot by Ricky Rodas August 25, 2021August 26, 2021

In addition to transportation, immigration, and housing, mental health services are needed by many fleeing the Taliban.

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