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Pacifica police officer honored for life-saving work amid crisis.
Officer Matthew Sheedy received an award for his lifesaving service from the Pacifica Police Department and Pacifica City Council at the May 9 City Council meeting. Sheedy responded to the call about a man having a mental health crisis and was attempting to make...
Opposition mounts as Newsom’s mental health care overhaul clears first hurdles.
CARE Court bill faces pushback from a broad coalition of activists. Gov. Gavin Newsom is backing a sweeping proposal to overhaul California’s mental health care system and end homelessness for the sickest people living on our streets. But his plan to make treatment...
Stanford nurses schedule bargaining session for Tuesday; Monday strike up in the air.
5,000 nurses will join the picket line over staffing, pay, benefits and quality of life. The Stanford Hospital and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital scheduled a formal bargaining session on Tuesday with its nurses, who are scheduled to strike Monday, the nurse’s...
Governor Newsom Launches New Plan to Help Californians Struggling with Mental Health Challenges, Homelessness.
CARE (Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment) Court is a new policy framework to assist people living with untreated mental health and substance abuse challenges Empowers Californians in crisis to access housing, treatment, and care Accountability for...
Redwood City hotel to become housing for homeless amid $16 million in Homekey funds.
Redwood City council members agreed to pitch in $1.3 million for the project, a day after a fire raged through an encampment near the hotel. REDWOOD CITY — A Comfort Inn and Suites could soon be home to new permanent housing and high-quality support to dozens of...
The ‘Nation’s Psychiatrist’ Takes Stock, With Frustration.
In a new book, Thomas Insel, who led research into psychiatric disease for 13 years, says that advances in neuroscience have yet to benefit patients. A new book by Dr. Thomas P. Insel, who for 13 years ran the United States’ foremost mental health research...
California counties look to replicate Santa Clara’s youth mental health centers.
Allcove has clinics in Palo Alto and San Jose that also offer primary care, addition services and peer support. Last year, Santa Clara County tested the waters with an innovative way to connect troubled teens with mental health care. Now, other counties are looking to...
Advisory: SMPD Assists Woman in Mental Health Crisis.
San Mateo Police Department and the Community Wellness and Crisis Responses Team (CWCRT) mental health clinician used de-escalation techniques for over ninety minutes to assist a woman experiencing a mental health crisis. She was taken into custody safely and is...
Governor Newsom’s Behavioral Health Investments Outlined in Proposed State Budget for 2022-2023.
NAMI California is pleased to report that Governor Gavin Newsom’s proposed State Budget plans historic new investments in behavioral health programs to meet the needs of all Californians, especially those most vulnerable. These investments are critical to California...
New mental health curriculum law goes into effect in California.
Health classes in California high schools will soon cover more than nutrition and exercise. Thanks to a new law that went into effect Jan. 1, students will learn about depression, schizophrenia, mood disorders and other serious mental health conditions. Senate Bill...