About Mental Health

More than 2,000 Kaiser mental health workers in Northern California planned to begin an open-ended strike Monday after the health care giant rejected a union proposal over the weekend, union officials said. Officials with the National Union of Healthcare Workers,...

Redwood City – A center that will transform the treatment of San Mateo County’s most vulnerable mentally ill residents is taking shape. The 121-bed Cordilleras Mental Health Center will replace a drab concrete facility that opened during the Truman Administration as a...

People experiencing a mental health crisis have a new way to reach out for help in the U.S. Starting Saturday, they can simply call or text the numbers 9-8-8. Modeled after 911, the new three-digit 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline is designed to be a memorable and...

A new three-digit mental health crisis line goes live in California and across the country on Saturday, July 16, offering help to people who are feeling suicidal or anxious, or are hearing voices. The new, easier-to-remember number — 988 — will officially replace the...

The American Foundation For Suicide Prevention says people with mental health conditions are more likely to be victims of violence than perpetrators of violence. NORTH CAROLINA, USA — Recent mass shootings across the country are sparking debates about gun control and...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...