Editor’s note: This article is available in Spanish here. Cal Poly alumna and current university employee Sheri Donahue used a telehealth service to receive an ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) diagnosis in 2021. However, when pandemic regulations for virtual prescriptions ended, she struggled to get her next refill. “It’s like a big game of cat and mouse,” […]
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La escasez de medicamentos para el TDAH afecta a la comunidad de Cal Poly
Editor’s note: El artĂculo fue originalmente escrito en InglĂ©s. La traducciĂłn en Español fue hecha por Kate McHugh. La exalumna de Cal Poly y actual empleada de la universidad, Sheri Donahue, utilizĂł un servicio de telesalud para recibir un diagnĂłstico de TDAH (Trastorno por DĂ©ficit de AtenciĂłn con Hiperactividad) en 2021. Sin embargo, cuando terminaron las regulaciones […]
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San Luis Obispo County is 150 beds short to treat people with a mental health crisis
In San Luis Obispo County, there are more than 280,000 residents. Yet, there are only 16 hospital beds for those who have a serious crisis, according to San Luis Obispo Behavioral Health Supervisor Brian Atwell. One in five people will be affected by mental health in their lifetime, according to National Alliance of Mental Illness. […]