Mental health workers say they fear for their very lives By Rachel Raskin-Zrihen / Times-Herald ... Psychiatrist Patricia Tyler said that in her 25 years in the profession, she has never worked any place more dangerous than Napa State Hospital. "It is not safe," she...
Singh, Consultant to California Mental Hospitals, Abruptly Resigns By Lee Romney and John Hoeffel / Los Angeles Times / January 28, 2011 ... His resignation, which is effective Tuesday, comes less than two weeks after The Times interviewed a top state Department of...
Patients, staff, and members of our community are put at risk when proper safety measures are not in place. It is time for the California Department of Mental Health to make SAFETY NOW a top priority at Napa State Hospital and all other DMH facilities. SAFETY NOW!...
Employees who are covered by a labor union contract have special protections against unfair discipline in the workplace. One of the most important protections is the set of Weingarten Rules which gives unionized workers the right to have a representative …
Last week an agreement was reached to increase the number of professional development days for State of California Bargaining Unit 16 doctors from 1 day to 2 days per year. Both sides also agreed to change the time frame for using the time from a calendar year to a...
On October 22nd and 23rd, more than 150 UAPD members came together in San Diego for the 2010 UAPD Statewide Annual Meetings. This year, the number of annual meetings expanded to five, with separate sessions being held for doctors from State Bargaining Unit 16,...