California Is Expanding Insurance Access for Teenagers Seeking Therapy on Their Own By April Dembosky, KQED MARCH 28, 2024

https://kffhealthnews.org/news/article/california-teen-access-mental-health-care-without-parental-consent/?utm_campaign=KHN%20-%20Weekly%20Edition&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=300475047&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_2VLgFzEmiVzUJecJ4A6YFkUnftPzt-ZHleuwCA3xDV9iyvqwqG8xe7TG44q1B644_e7jYBRAf9vlxJJQ_21FUQMvuIw&utm_content=300475047&utm_source=hs_email California Is Expanding Insurance Access for Teenagers Seeking Therapy on Their Own By April Dembosky, KQED A California law that takes effect this summer will grant minors on public insurance the ability to get mental health treatment without their parents’ consent, a privilege that their peers with private insurance have had for years. But the law has become a flashpoint in the state’s culture wars.