In 2020 the state launched the adverse childhood experiences initiative, with the goal of cutting the number of those experiences in half within one generation. Today the number of doctors screening patients for adverse experiences is growing, but the state is failing to track whether patients receive the follow-up services or support they might need. […]
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Meltdown Fest
It’s been a bad week, to be honest. My news-addicted mind experienced a mild apoplexy at two items I can’t help but treat as related. The United Nations has released a stunning report that humans — and more specifically our exploitative world economic engines — are accelerating the extinction of some million-plus species of plants […]
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Music Tonight: Saturday, April 7
The Outer Space has a loud one tonight when San Diego’s Therapy rubs shoulders with local bangers The Cissies and Smooth Weirdos. It’s April 7, for $7, at 7 p.m. You dig? Meanwhile in Eureka, there’s a special Art’s Alive going on as Redwood Coast Music Festival presents Rhythm and Roots as local folk, rock […]
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Great Artists, Appreciative Crowds, Beautiful Place
We have a busy week this week. The Redwood Coast Music Festival will be in full swing from Thursday through Sunday with live American roots music invading Eureka venues with a passionate intensity matched only perhaps by the tidal drift of neighboring Humboldt Bay. The bands and details are too many to mention in this […]
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MediCal Expansion May Bring Better Addiction Treatment to Humboldt
Drug and alcohol related fatalities comprised 20 percent of all Humboldt County deaths over the last three years, but the number of those seeking help often exceeds the amount of treatment available. A change in the state’s MediCal program may change that, opening up access to treatment for many low-income residents. A key component of the […]