At Wednesday’s event, the district attorney also spoke about his lawsuit against the City of Sacramento. The lawsuit, filed in September 2023 in Sacramento Superior Court, alleged the city was causing ...

OBSERVER Senior Staff Writer - Sacramento teen Heaven’Le James’ fight to overcome mental health challenges illustrates an increasingly common struggle for Black youth.

Today, Mayor London Breed and Supervisor Rafael Mandelman announced findings and recommendations from the Residential Care and Treatment Workgroup, first convened in May 2024 to address the shortage ...

US Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a Surgeon General’s advisory on alcohol use leading to a greater risk of at least ...

It's called CARE Court. This program, which is now available in all of the state's 58 counties, is designed to get people with severe mental illnesses the help they need before that person might get ...

A major expansion is in store for psychiatric treatment in Sacramento County. More people will be eligible for involuntary ...

The vice president-elect wore a black tuxedo. We went to LongHorn Steakhouse, Ruth's Chris, Outback, Texas Roadhouse, The ...

The county will have a new call center for people needing help with both mental health and substance abuse issues.

The county introduces its new Behavioral Health Services-Screening and Coordination Call Center and implementation of Senate Bill 43.

McCall Behavioral Health & Wellness, the Litchfield County Opiate Task Force and others say methadone is a safe and effective ...

According to the Department of Health and Human Services, roughly one-third of the U.S population lives in an area short on ...