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Kaiser mental health workers could strike next week. What does that mean for patients?

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Nearly 2,400 Kaiser Permanente mental health workers in Southern California say they’re ready to start picketing Monday if the health care provider can't meet demands aimed at reducing employee turnover and improving patient care.

Psychologists, social workers, therapists and other mental health professionals overwhelmingly approved the strike authorization early this month.

“A lot of clinicians are saying, ‘Enough is enough,’” Marisela Calvillo, a Kaiser psychiatric counselor told LAist. “You know, like, treat mental health like you would in every other department. Make it something that is more based off of quality and not the quantity of patients.”

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