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The Essentials of California Mental Health Law: A Straightforward Guide for Clinicians of All Disciplines (The Essentials of Series)

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The Essentials of California Mental Health Law: A Straightforward Guide for Clinicians of All Disciplines (The Essentials of Series)

This series arose from Stephen Behnke’s experience teaching psychiatric residents, psychology interns, and social work students at the Massachusetts Mental Health Center.

Trainees consistently mentioned how helpful it was to have laws relevant to their clinical practice explained in a way that removed the mystery and anxiety associated with lawyers, courts, and judges. Each volume in the series sets forth, in a clear, straightforward, and user-friendly manner, pertinent legislation and court cases, covering why the law was written, what the law says, and how the law affects clinical practice.

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US Poster Compliance Announces Updates to Texas and California Labor Law Posters

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US Poster Compliance Announces Updates to Texas and California Labor Law Posters

2013 Texas Labor Law Posters

Corning, New York (PRWEB) December 14, 2012

Beginning in January, Texas and California will require several labor law documents be updated and replaced by employers. The new Texas Workers Compensation information is already part of the all-in-one poster sold by US Poster Compliance in Upstate New York. Both California documents (Fair Employment and FMLA / Pregnancy Disability Leave) will be available on their respective poster after January 11, 2013.

The announcements were recently made by labor law departments in each state where employers must post new documents reflecting these changes in 2013. Notable changes in California posting requirements reflect changes in the definition of pregnancy disability and employer’s required accommodations for pregnant women. The Fair Employment Poster contains language that expands the definition of religious discrimination to include “religious dress” and “religious grooming” practices. In Texas, the Workers Compensation Poster addresses changes to the “Employer Notice of No Coverage or Termination of Coverage” form, among others.

“We always keep our posters as up-to-date as possible,” said Brandon Eaton, owner of US Poster Compliance. “When states announce changes and updates, we make them available as soon as possible, and these updates in Texas and California are no different.” Eaton went on to describe the company’s ’12-month Compliance Package’ as a way for employers to receive updated documents without needing to track changes in posting regulations.

For more information about ordering updated workplace compliance posters, visit US Poster Compliance online at http://www.uspostercompliance.com.

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EC Hispanic Media and Liberty Tax Service Announce Tax Season Partnership to Help Latinos in Southern California

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EC Hispanic Media and Liberty Tax Service Announce Tax Season Partnership to Help Latinos in Southern California

“Más Dinero” custom publication cover.

Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) March 07, 2012

Virginia-based Liberty Tax Service and Los Angeles-based EC Hispanic Media partner to bring Hispanic consumers in Southern California timely, high-value educational content. Through the partnership, Liberty Tax Service’s educational Hispanic Initiative, Una Familia Sin Fronteras, utilizes El Clasificado’s award-winning distribution to reach Hispanic families with vital fiscal and financial information that will make a positive impact on their lives. Liberty Tax Service and El Clasificado have created a value-packed custom publication entitled “Más Dinero” (More Money).

The custom publication offers readers information that allows them to make the right decisions as they prepare to file their taxes, in tandem with other important details relative to work classifications and fundamental fiscal responsibility issues. The publication can be found in over sixty-five hundred (6,500) of El Clasificado’s 22,000 distribution points throughout the Los Angeles area, including selected Liberty Tax Service retail locations in Southern California located in high-Hispanic-density locations.

“El Clasificado has a top-notch distribution system and is deeply rooted in the Hispanic communities where they do business. Since the goal of our Una Familia Sin Fronteras educational initiative is to reach as many Latinos as possible with FREE fiscal and financial information, El Clasificado was the perfect partner”, said Martee Pierson, Director of Diversity Programs for Liberty Tax Service. In the weeks leading to the publication of the custom publication, El Clasificado has also been publishing valuable tax tips in 20 of its 38 zones. These tips feature Liberty Tax Service’s Doña Libertad, the “wise Latina” representative of their Hispanic Initiative. In addition, the tax tips are accompanied by public service announcements from key Liberty partners including Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and the American Red Cross.

“We were impressed with Liberty Tax Service’s focus on the Hispanic community through their Una Familia Sin Fronteras initiative and their passion for education and economic empowerment. Their valuable educational resources are sorely needed in the Hispanic market. It is a pleasure to work with a company that has provided financial independence to many entrepreneurs. Our objectives align very well,” said Martha de la Torre, CEO of EC Hispanic Media.

The partnership also includes a distribution deal which allows for the distribution of El Clasificado in selected Liberty Tax Locations via co-branded retail racks. “The combination of Liberty Tax Service and El Clasificado in a co-branded distribution point where consumers can find educational value has been a great hit with our consumers,” said Diana Aghili, National Sales Manager for EC Hispanic Media. “Solutions like these engrain our clients’ brands to our reader’s daily life,” she added.

Finally, in April of 2012, Liberty Tax Service will participate in El Clasificado’s Su Socio de Negocios(Your Partner in Business) Expo. The Expo brings education, tools and inspirational stories to small business entrepreneurs in Southern California. Liberty Tax Service’s Martee Pierson will be the keynote speaker and Liberty Tax Service franchisees will present inspirational success stories to the attendees.

About EC Hispanic Media:

EC Hispanic Media is a Los Angeles-based company with headquarters in Norwalk, California. Through its flagship print product, El Clasificado, EC Hispanic media reaches 2 million Hispanics on a weekly basis. Its footprint extends from the Central Valley of California to San Diego with a distribution of 475,000. In the last year, the distribution has grown at a neck breaking pace, and has recently expanded into the Fresno and the Bakersfield markets. EC Hispanic media also owns elclasificado.com which generates over 9.9 million page views a month. EC Hispanic Media’s events division produces “Quinceañera Expo” which attracts 10,000 attendees annually, and the “Su Socio de Negocios” small business workshop series. EC Hispanic Media also reaches the bilingual Hispanic via its online property alborde.com and its “Día de los Muertos” (Day of the Dead) event in November.

About Liberty Tax Service

Liberty tax service is the fastest-growing retail tax preparation company in the industry’s history. Founded in 1997 by CEO John T. Hewitt, a pioneer in the tax industry, Liberty Tax Service has prepared over 8,000,000 individual income tax returns. With 41 years of tax industry experience, Hewitt is the most experienced CEO in the tax preparation business, having also founded Jackson Hewitt Tax Service. He entered the industry in 1969 after taking a tax preparation course.

Each Liberty Tax office offers customers audit assistance, a money-back guarantee, and free tax return reviews. An elite group of Hispanic Services Seal of Excellence Certified offices also provide assistance in Spanish and offer many special services geared toward our Hispanic population free of charge, across the nation. The Liberty Tax Service franchise opportunity is #7 on the list of fastest-growing franchises in Entrepreneur magazine’s “Franchise 500” list for 2011, and was selected as one of the top 25 Franchises for Hispanics by PODER magazine.

Contact:

Hugo Hernandez

Director of Marketing and Events

323-837-4091

hhernandez(at)elclasificado(dot)com

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Mental Health America of Northern California Assists in Passage of a Bill Aimed at Preventing Suicide and Mental Illness in Youth

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Mental Health America of Northern California Assists in Passage of a Bill Aimed at Preventing Suicide and Mental Illness in Youth

Sacramento (PRWEB) October 10, 2010

Mental Health America of Northern California commends Governor Schwarzenegger’s recent signing of (SB 543), a billed aimed at improving access to Mental Health Services for At-Risk Youth, into law.

Mental Health America of Northern California’s Youth Advocates involved in the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transexual Questioning (LGBTQ) Collaborative, helped play a pivotal role in the passage of this bill, which expands access to services for youth. The focus of the bill is prevention and early intervention for youth by allowing them the opportunity for counseling without the need for parental consent.

This spring Youth advocates and Gay Straight Alliance (GSA) activists made their voices heard at the State Capitol by meeting with their representatives and urging support for the bill. “This bill allows all youth in California the opportunity to seek mental health counseling without fear and discrimination. For many youth in many circumstances, parental consent may not be there. This can be a barrier towards preventing more serious mental health problems, including suicide. This is particularly relevant in today’s society where bullying, harassment, and discrimination are the norm in many schools,” said Susan Gallagher, Executive Director of Mental Health America of Northern California.

SB 543 was introduced by Senator Mark Leno (D-San Francisco) and is co-sponsored by Mental Health America of Northern California, GSA Network, Equality California, and the National Association of Social Workers California Chapter.

“We are incredibly grateful to Governor Schwarzenegger for signing this bill, which will help young people get the care they need before there is a crisis, and as a result, will help save many lives,” said Geoff Kors, executive director of Equality California. “Just this week, four young people took their lives after experiencing anti-gay bullying and anti-gay bias. We must act now to provide youth, especially lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth, strong support systems, and this bill does just that. As a society, we can no longer tolerate young people living in terror because of their actual or perceived sexual orientation or gender identity.”

“I am pleased the governor signed this important legislation, which ensures all youth have better access to critical mental health services,” said Senator Leno. “Recently, four young people in our nation, including one in California, have taken their lives due to bullying because they were either perceived to be or identified as gay. We simply must do more to support and protect our young people in order to prevent tragedies like these from happening in the future, and SB 543 is a step in that direction.”

Mental Health America of Northern California is a nonprofit volunteer action agency, promoting access to culturally relevant mental health care, across the lifespan.

Contact: Susan Gallagher, Executive Director, (916) 366-4600.

Mental Health America of Northern California

9719 Lincoln Village Drive Ste 503, Sacramento, CA 95827-3331

Phone 916-366-4600 • Fax 916-855-5448

http://www.mhanca.org

President of the Board – Richard Ikeda, MD •Executive Director – Susan Gallagher

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