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Month: June 2026

CARE Act Petitions in Los Angeles County Increase 85% as Implementation Gains Momentum Statewide

What you need to know: State support and local coordination drive measurable gains in L.A. County’s implementation of the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act, one component of a larger effort to rebuild California’s behavioral health system. Beyond increasing petitions, more Californians are getting connected to other county services when a CARE agreement or …

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A Decade of Discovery: Impact of State-Funded Precision Medicine Research

The California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine (CIAPM) celebrated a decade of supporting cutting-edge biomedical and health research that prioritizes whole-person care and advances community-driven solutions to reduce health inequities. Launched in 2015, CIAPM has supported, to date, 21 demonstration projects at 13 California institutions in the areas of cancer, depression, adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) …

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