Mental health

California ‘care court’ creates treatment roadmap for addicts, mentally ill

California officials unveiled a program intended to increase support for residents who struggle with severe mental illness, substance abuse issues…

2 years ago

DA charges officer for 2017 shooting of man in mental health crisis

A San Francisco police officer has been charged with voluntary manslaughter for shooting a mentally ill and unarmed man in…

3 years ago

Lawyers make opening statements in Danville officer manslaughter trial

Both sides presented opening arguments Monday in Contra Costa County Superior Court in Martinez in the manslaughter case of Danville…

3 years ago

Woman with Alzheimer’s disease missing from Oakland since Saturday

Kimberly Cooper, 53, went missing Saturday, Sept. 25, 2021. She was last seen in the 6000 block of San Pablo…

3 years ago

Breed signs off on $26 billion two-year budget

Supervisor Matt Haney...said the work was nothing compared to sacrifices made by residents over the past year.

3 years ago

Breed proposes new response team to handle wellness checks

In the ongoing effort to divert nonviolent 911 and 311 calls from police, San Francisco Mayor London Breed is proposing…

3 years ago

Man faces attempted murder charges for brutal stabbing of two women

A man accused of stabbing two Asian women, one elderly, in downtown San Francisco earlier this week has been charged…

3 years ago

Walnut Creek officers will not be charged in death of Miles Hall

The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office announced Friday morning that no charges will be filed against Walnut Creek police…

3 years ago

City extends mental health resources to SF school district students, families

San Francisco Unified School District students and their families will now be eligible to receive mental health resources provided by…

3 years ago

Judge sentences alleged Nazi sympathizer for falsifying mental health status in Army application

An alleged Nazi sympathizer from Concord has been ordered to pay more than $17,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to…

4 years ago

Covid-19 update: Six senior facility residents die, virus sweeps through jail, Newsom goes big for PPE funding

It has been a grim past two days with a quickly rising death toll across the nation. Covid-19 has killed…

4 years ago

Caring for your mental health: free resources for meditation, counseling and more

These are trying times. The shelter-in-place order and quarantines related to COVID-19 have turned normal life upside down. Between the…

4 years ago

Attorneys argue role of mental health in Nia Wilson murder

The mental health of John Lee Cowell was the main issue when attorneys presented their opening statements Wednesday in his…

4 years ago

Convicted local pilot faces prison time, hefty fine for falsifying FAA medical forms

A Discovery Bay man was found guilty of making false statements to the Federal Aviation Administration on pilot medical certification…

4 years ago

Mayor London Breed talks ‘tough love,’ housing density in inauguration speech

“We are no longer accepting that 'compassion' means anything goes on our streets."

4 years ago

Kaiser mental health workers picket for better patient resources

Kaiser Permanente mental health professionals protested and picketed on Tuesday in Oakland and Los Angeles to demand the health care…

4 years ago

Breed lays down budget priorities: homelessness, mental health, clean streets

San Francisco Mayor London Breed made her budget position clear with city department heads Monday. She wants homelessness, behavioral health…

4 years ago

Supes unanimously pass Mental Health SF

San Francisco supervisors Tuesday unanimously passed an ordinance that aims to overhaul the mental health system and substance abuse system,…

4 years ago

Man with prior arrest for online threats against Jews charged with lying to Army

A Concord man who is allegedly a Nazi sympathizer has been charged in federal court in San Francisco with lying…

4 years ago

Mayor, supes reach agreement on Mental Health SF

The San Francisco mayor and supervisors announced Tuesday they will move forward with Mental Health SF, with some tweaks, which…

4 years ago

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