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25 Weeks In: Kaiser Strike Exposes Mental Health Crisis

4/1/2025

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The Kaiser mental health worker strike has now entered its 25th week, highlighting a troubling reality: Kaiser Permanente has failed to address 19 out of 20 mental health care violations from 2022. Patients, such as Julia Romero, are feeling the weight of this crisis, desperately seeking therapy as 2,400 providers fight for improved pay and working conditions.

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Story summary

The Kaiser mental health worker strike has now entered its 25th week, highlighting a troubling reality: Kaiser Permanente has failed to address 19 out of 20 mental health care violations from 2022. Patients, such as Julia Romero, are feeling the weight of this crisis, desperately seeking therapy as 2,400 providers fight for improved pay and working conditions.