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Reporting on maternal mental health, UC San Diego, or patient safety in California? We can help.
Fast Facts
- The issue: UC San Diego’s Department of Psychiatry adopted a policy requiring providers to hold a large share of appointments for UCSD (reported as 60% for current faculty/MSP physicians, 80% for new hires) while restricting outside practice.
- The patient harm: Some patients in active psychiatric care have been told to transfer care on a five-week timeline, with no clear transition plan.
- Who is affected: Postpartum, high-risk pregnancy, pregnancy-loss, infertility, and reproductive mental health patients — among the most vulnerable the system serves.
- Who stands together: Patients and families, alongside UC San Diego clinicians and workers represented by UPTE.
- The ask: Suspend the rushed transfer, retract or revise the policy, guarantee a written continuity-of-care transition plan, and build equitable alternatives with those affected.
Media Contact
Email strong@brightmotherhood.com. We can provide background, a fact sheet, and — with their explicit consent — connect you with patients and families willing to share their experience. To protect privacy, we do not post identifying patient details on this site.
In crisis? Call or text 988, or the National Maternal Mental Health Hotline at 1-833-852-6262. This website does not provide medical advice and is not a substitute for emergency care.