Jocelyn Wiener

Cutting funding, shifting costs: Mental health care in Stanislaus County

lborkowski | May 30, 2012

Earlier this year, Kim Krisberg wrote about cuts to mental health funding in states across the country, and what that means for public health. Via Reporting on Health, here's a devastating portrait of the impact of mental health cuts to one California county, in a Modesto Bee series by Jocelyn Wiener: Mental health care breaking down in Stanislaus CountyHelp eludes father until son ends up behind barsA family's never-ending cycleA shining light in Modesto Wiener gives voice to people who suffer from mental illness and can't get help until they're in crisis, families who struggle to get their…