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New accountability tool shows Valley counties’ progress on major mental health reforms
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Stanislaus County’s cross-agency, multi-disciplinary homeless response team is part of the county's mental health reforms (Photo contributed).
California has launched a new online tool to track counties’ progress on a series of sweeping mental health policy reforms, providing a window into how Central Valley counties compare to the rest of the state.
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ICE raids impacting local economy
Gray joins bipartisan group to introduce immigration reform bill
Merced swap meet
Swap meets across the Valley — including the one pictured above in Merced — have seen fewer people show up to buy and less vendors setting up since federal immigration raids began (CHRISTIAN DE JESUS BETANCOURT / Merced FOCUS).
New research by UC Merced’s Community and Labor Center shows the immigration policies of President Donald Trump is having a chilling effect on employment rates throughout the state.
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