Jocelyn Wiener
CalMatters ReporterJocelyn Wiener writes about health and mental health for CalMatters, exploring the intersection between government policies and people's lives. She has worked as a reporter in her native California for close to two decades.
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The new federal number is billed as an alternative to 911 for people experiencing mental health emergencies. A bill would allow California to fund call centers with new fees on phone lines. -
Overall rates of the surgical snip have declined nationally in the past decade. But, despite advice, some hospitals and certain doctors still routinely cut the vagina to ease a baby's birth.
