It can take a long time to build anything in California. The governor’s office is trying to move fast on mental health projects funded by a new bond.

County sheriffs and attorneys ask lawmakers to fund mental health facilities as jails have a backlog of mentally ill individuals due to the state’s pause on the 48-hour rule.

It received the most money per-capita of any region — more than $24 million per 100,000 residents. Of that money, $4 million will go to Sutter Coast Hospital to help build Del Norte County’s ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed new legislation on Wednesday to promote mental health and addiction recovery.

Noozhawk republishes news articles from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that impact Santa Barbara County readers.  A little more than a year ...

Since the start of 2025, Narcan — also known by generic name naloxone — has reversed a known 5,635 overdoses in Ohio.

A new study projects that the House budget bill would increase the number of U.S. uninsured by 7.6 million and cause an ...

A federal judge has found Oregon’s state health agency in contempt of a 2002 court order that requires severely mentally ill detainees be swiftly admitted to the state psychiatric hospital.

Fourteen candidates are seeking four seats on the Wichita school board. They are focused on issues ranging from student ...

In Michigan, per-pupil mental health funding was slashed by over 90% in the last year, leaving schools scrambling to fill critical gaps in counseling and special education services.

Royal Oak — Michigan has a critical shortage of school psychologists at a time when students' mental health needs are more pressing than ever, experts and school officials say.. The state's ...