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| California Passes Legislation Increasing Access to Mental Health Services for Youth |
| 02 Sep 2010 |
The State Assembly yesterday passed the Mental Health Services for At-Risk Youth Act (SB 543) in a 49-28 vote. If signed by the governor, the bill will expand access to essential mental health services for youth ages 12-17 by allowing them to obtain counseling without parental consent. SB 543, which was approved by the State Senate last year, was introduced by Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) and is co-sponsored by Equality California, the National Association of Social Workers California Chapter, Mental Health America of Northern California, and the GSA network.
ãLesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth are more likely than their heterosexual peers to commit suicide often because they are rejected by their f… |
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| Legal group seeks to compel Calif to defend Prop 8 |
| Lisa Leff (AP) 31 Aug 2010 |
A conservative legal group is trying to force Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown to defend California's gay marriage ban in court.
The Pacific Justice Institute petitioned the 3rd District Court of Appeal in Sacramento on Monday for an emergency order that would require the two officials to appeal a ruling that overturned Proposition 8.
Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker struck down the voter-approved measure as unconstitutional last month.
Its sponsors have appealed. But doubts have been raised about whether they have authority to do so because as ordinary citizens they are not responsible for enforcing marriage laws.
The state has until Sept. 11 to chal… |
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