Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
In Lawsuit, Yale Students Accuse University Of Violating ADA
For decades, Yale has 鈥渢reated unequally and failed to accommodate students with mental health disabilities, including by modifying policies, in violation of federal law,鈥 according to the suit filed Wednesday by two students and a mental-health advocacy group, Elis for Rachel Inc. They seek class-action status for complaint filed in New Haven, Connecticut, where Yale is located.聽(Maglione, 11/30)
"Mayor Adams continues to get it wrong when it comes to his reliance on ineffective surveillance, policing, and involuntary transport and treatment of people with mental illness," Jacquelyn Simone, policy director for the Coalition for the Homeless, said in a statement on Tuesday. "Homeless people are more likely to be the victims of crimes than the perpetrators, but Mayor Adams has continually scapegoated homeless people and others with mental illness as violent. (Heyward, 11/30)
One company on the cutting edge of psychedelic-assisted therapy is hoping to minimize the negative mental health impact of a layoff with a free month of ketamine therapy.聽You heard that right鈥擣ield Trip Health, a company that provides psychedelic-enhanced therapy virtually, in person, and hybrid, announced today in an exclusive with Fortune that it will offer services free of charge to people who got laid off from a host of companies鈥攊ncluding Twitter, Meta, Stripe, and others. (Mikhail, 11/30)
A suicide prevention net on San Francisco鈥檚 Golden Gate Bridge that is already years behind schedule will cost about $400 million, more than double its original price, because of problems sparked by the government agency that manages the span, the lead contractors allege. (Rodriguez, 11/30)
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