Why I’m Leaving Telehealth Platforms Behind
I Can’t Justify Letting The Middleman in: Why I’m Leaving Telehealth Platforms Behind By: Jamie Carruth, LMFT By late summer of 2024 I couldn’t ignore that something was wrong. More than a “summer slump” or a particularly busy vacation season, it was clear that my practice had changed while I wasn’t looking. The ground had […]
September 2026 Newsletter
September 2026 Newsletter Building a Stronger BHAM Together Dear BHAM Community, As a fellow clinician who has navigated California’s mental health landscape from major health systems like Kaiser Permanente and UCLA Health to private practice, I know firsthand how systemic stressors drive burnout and diminish provider agency. Serving as a NUHW member leader showed me […]
May 2026 Newsletter
May 2026 Newsletter May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the next few weeks offer an exciting opportunity for all of us to build on our past achievements creating more parity for mental healthcare in California. We kicked off the month with May Day rallies across the state as NUHW-reprsented clinicians joined thousands of working […]
NUHW Lobby Day helps save critical patient care bill
NUHW Lobby Day helps save critical patient care bill Healthcare workers from the Bay Area, Central Valley and Southern California streamed into Sacramento on May 15 for NUHW’s largest and most successful Lobby Day. Teams of NUHW members and staff spent the day meeting with dozens of lawmakers and their staffers to secure support for […]
NUHW investigation shows Kaiser members still having rights violated
NUHW investigation shows Kaiser members still having rights violated By Meiram Bendat On February 28, 2024, NUHW provided the California Department of Managed Health Care (“DMHC”) with a new complaint against Kaiser Foundation Health Plan (“Kaiser”), alleging continued violations of California laws cited in DMHC’s October 2023 settlement agreement with Kaiser. NUHW’s complaint concerns ongoing access […]
Corrine Sako advocates for patients and her fellow therapists
Corrine Sako advocates for patients and her fellow therapists When Dr. Corrine Sako wraps up her last therapy session for the day, her work to meet the mental health needs of her community is far from over. The Sacramento-based psychologist is a fierce mental health advocate who leads several initiatives to improve access to mental […]
Q&A: Former Kaiser therapist talks about going into private practice
Q&A: Former Kaiser therapist talks about going into private practice Ann Rivello is a licensed clinical social worker, who went into private practice full-time in 2021 after a long career in mental health, including 12 years at Kaiser Permanente in the Bay Area. In this Q&A that is edited for length and clarity, Ann talks […]
Therapists encourage colleagues, profession to ‘Bloom + Grow’
Therapists encourage colleagues, profession to ‘Bloom + Grow’ Being a therapist has never been easy. But it got a lot harder during the pandemic when therapists found themselves navigating our often dysfunctional mental health care system, while trying to treat their patients and attend to their own mental wellbeing. That’s why Krista Gaston and Sara […]
It’s time for California to enforce its landmark parity law
It’s time for California to enforce its landmark parity law By Meiram Bendat At last month’s California Senate Select Committee for Mental Health and Addiction hearing on enforcement of SB 855, the state’s landmark mental health parity law that I drafted with staunch support from NUHW, the California Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC) found itself in […]