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Renewed look at mental health after shooting in Half Moon Bay.
Gun massacre underscores need for support. Editor's Note If you or a loved one are struggling with mental health issues call (800) 686-0101 for toll-free 24/7 assistance or 711 for the hearing impaired. The NAMI San Mateo County Warmline can be reached at (650)...
At least 18 dead in 3 days after mass shootings in California devastate 2 communities.
Residents of two separate communities in California are reeling after two mass shootings in three days have claimed the lives of 18 people and injured 10 more. Five men and two women were killed and another man was injured in Monday's shootings in Half Moon Bay. The...
L.A. County on track to join Newsom’s sweeping mental health plan a year early.
Los Angeles County is on track to join the first wave of counties this year launching a sweeping plan backed by Gov. Gavin Newsom to address severe mental illness by compelling treatment for people who are in serious crisis. The governor’s office announced Friday that...
The Top 12 of ’22!
Here are the top 12 County stories for 2022 that will likely continue to make an impact in 2023. Redwood City – A year that saw historic drought ended with historic rainfall. The bust-to-boom weather is one of the leading stories of 2022, a busy year for news and...
Redwood City, Millbrae and Half Moon Bay Awarded Grants to Help End Homelessness.
Redwood City — The San Mateo County Board of Supervisors today awarded three cities a total of $2.4 million to help end homelessness. Redwood City and Millbrae will expand existing programs that steer individuals and families experiencing homelessness into shelters...
Open mic for mental health in San Mateo.
High school student organizes event to bring awareness Charlotte Rosario was moved to action when she learned of the suicide of Felipe Miguel Contreras Chavez, last month, and organized an open mic discussion at San Mateo’s Central Park to raise mental health...
Douglas Emhoff tours 988 call center for mental health.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Douglas Emhoff, the husband of Vice President Kamala Harris, on Friday visited a 988 call center that’s part of the recently launched national hotline intended to help anyone experiencing a mental health emergency. Emhoff, who has spoken out on the...
Column: New York will treat more mentally ill people against their will. Should California follow?
At 13, Maddie Delaney was first chair viola in the orchestra at her San Leandro middle school, keeping rhythm for the violins as her mother, Jennifer Williams, puts it — until she began to have delusions. Three weeks ago, at 38, Delaney died while sleeping in a dirt...
Colorado governor on reducing gun violence: ‘Take the best ideas from all sides’
“Of course, it's about mental health. Of course, it's about gun policy. Of course, it's about anti-LGBTQ rhetoric. It's about all these things,” Gov. Jared Polis said. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, whose state suffered a mass shooting at a gay nightclub earlier this...
San Mateo Co. Secures $500K To Expand Mental Health Crisis Initiative.
The program aims to provide alternatives to jail and costly and often overburdened hospital emergency rooms. SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — Less than a year after its launch, a San Mateo County pilot program that aims to help people in crisis is expanding. Officials on...