Coronavirus has left Bay Area mental health services in crisis
https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/19/coronavirus-has-left-bay-area-mental-health-services-in-crisis/
As doctors and nurses around the Bay Area scramble to respond to the COVID-19 outbreak, David Mineta is trying to navigate a less-publicized emergency caused by the global pandemic — a burgeoning mental health crisis.
Patients have stopped coming in for their appointments because of the state-wide shelter-in-place order, said Mineta, president and CEO of Momentum for Mental Health, a Santa Clara County nonprofit that provides mental health care for low-income residents. And that means they aren’t getting the help they need during this trying time. It also means Momentum’s revenues are way down, and the organization may have to start implementing furloughs soon.