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LOS ANGELES — A coalition of disability and civil rights advocates filed a lawsuit Thursday asking the California Supreme Court to block the rollout of Gov. Gavin Newsom's far-reaching new plan to address severe mental illness by compelling treatment for thousands of people.

The cash boost could help with extra expenses as a result of a condition

Cost of living payments will be handed out in instalments spread out across 2023/24

"Working in government is not what I thought I would be when I grew up, I wanted to be a nurse but when I think about the parallels in terms of what I get to do today; it's about helping people," PSM recipient Jodi Cassar said.

Chronic pain affects 1 in 6 people in the United States and around the world, and is the most common cause of disability. Yet medicine’s desperate attempts to treat chronic pain sparked the opioid epidemic. And while many promising non-opioid therapies exist, some of them newly developed, patients face innumerable…

Disability Rights UK campaigner Anna Morell argues that women are not getting a fair deal when it comes to taking time off during the menopause

The Department of Work and Pensions has pledged to support those in need

Living with paraplegia, the Bundaberg dad can struggle to find accessible holiday destinations. Advocates hope a new government partnership will make the tourism industry more inclusive for families like his.

Community visitors should be checking on residents in privately run facilities, Victoria’s public advocate says