Derrick Cordero attended the Holding Hope therapy group in Solano County for about a year before he was encouraged to become a peer leader and help others navigate their mental health challenges.

A seemingly innocuous proposal to offer scholarships for mental health workers in California’s new court-ordered treatment program has sparked debate over whether the state should prioritize that ...

California would take a step toward having counselors rather than police respond to people experiencing mental health crises under a bill backed Monday by gun-violence prevention groups. Callers who ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California under Gov. Gavin Newsom has made sweeping changes to its behavioral health system, pouring billions of ...

But the state’s ambitious plans face a looming threat: the proposed federal spending cuts that Congress is currently considering are seen as all but certain to impact Medicaid and could bring to a ...

California under Gov. Gavin Newsom has made sweeping changes to its behavioral health system, pouring billions of dollars into new services and support programs. But the state’s ambitious plans face a ...