About Mental Health

The outcome of Prop. 1., Governor Gavin Newsom’s $6.4 billion mental health bond measure, is nail-bitingly close with 50.1% of voters in favor and 49.9% opposed, according to the latest results provided by the secretary of state’s office Friday afternoon. At that...

San Mateo County is launching an unarmed mobile response team program to address an array of mental health crises without involving law enforcement. County supervisors on Tuesday unanimously approved a $4.9 million contract with Alameda-based Telecare Corporation to...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (KGO) -- A clinical care team in the South Bay is getting a home ready to help support teens dealing with mental health issues. On Wednesday, Lightfully Behavioral Health is opening a 6-bed, 24-hour residential treatment program in Redwood City....

and the meaningful investment in our state’s behavioral health system to modernize the Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) and prioritize funding for individuals living with serious mental illness.   Our voice was instrumental in getting the MHSA passed in 2004, and...

Proposition 1 would enact a key part of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to get people with severe mental illness off the streets and into treatment. It would authorize $6.38 billion in bond money to build residential treatment facilities for people with mental illness, and...

A mountain of research has linked loneliness to an increased risk of dementia, depression, anxiety, heart disease, stroke and early death. Loneliness is officially a health emergency in California's San Mateo County, which is located in the San Francisco Bay Area and...

In late 2022, Sarah Gutilla's treatment-resistant depression had grown so severe that she was actively contemplating suicide. Raised in foster care, the 34-year-old's childhood was marked by physical violence, sexual abuse and drug use, leaving her with...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The state of California is now offering free mental health resources to kids, teens and their caregivers with the launch of two, new digital platforms. BrightLife Kids, by Brightline, offers services for children up to 12 years old; Soluna, by...

Governor Newsom Signs Bills to Tackle Crisis with $6.38 Billion Investment By Dolores Quintana In a groundbreaking move poised to reshape the landscape of mental health care in California, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two significant bills aimed at...

Try these 6 self-care strategies for the winter season. As the winter solstice — the shortest day of the year — approaches on Dec. 21, we are all experiencing shorter days and colder temperatures. For some people, this may cause dampened spirits and a sense of...