2026 is shaping up to be a year of city council candidates with problematic pasts.You may recall…
Rethinking How We Talk About Suicide: A New Roadmap for Loved Ones and Mental Health Professionals
September 10th is World Suicide Prevention Day.
City of Industry and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Unveil New Mental Evaluation Team (MET) Regional Training Facility
LA County Sheriff Robert Luna will join Industry Mayor Cory Moss to unveil the over 5,000 sq. ft. training facility, equipped with three classrooms and interactive simulators to provide mental health training to members of LASD and members of local, state and federal law enforcement agencies.
Big City Mayors Call for Mental Health Reform
California’s Big City Mayors are throwing their support behind an effort to update the state’s conservatorship laws.
Seven Counties Begin CARE Court Experiment
The first cohort of counties have begun implementing the Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Program to address severe mental illness and substance abuse that often cont
Newsom's “CARE Courts” Would Compel Treatment for the Mentally Ill
Every county would be required to participate in the CARE Court system.
City and County of Los Angeles Partner On New Mental Health Program
On Jan 1, the city and county of Los Angeles will partner on a new pilot program to aid individuals in need of emergency mental health assistance.
City and County of Los Angeles Partner On New Mental Health Program
On Jan 1, the city and county of Los Angeles will partner on a new pilot program to aid individuals in need of emergency mental health assistance.
He Attacked a Woman Outside Her Condo on Video. A San Francisco Judge Set Him Free. Now Leaders Are Speaking Out.
San Francisco leaders have condemned a Superior Court judge’s decision to release a homeless man with no monitoring after he attacked a woman outside her apartment building on video.
San Francisco Could Embrace Universal Mental Health Care
The program would be paid for by an Excessive CEO Salary Tax.