There’s a surge of money coming for county supervisors to divide up. What should they do with all this cash? Residents can weigh in at a public hearing next Tuesday.
Tag: mental health
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Orange County Cities Join Growing Movement to Use Social Workers, Not Cops, for Homeless and Mental Health Response
Local police chiefs have also said mental health situations sometimes escalate when a uniformed police officer shows up.
Posted inNEWS
Yorba Linda Child With Autism Was Missing for 5 Days; OC Sheriff Questioned Over Initial Handling of Case
As the family of 14-year-old Nya Jingles and OC Sheriff officials work to bring her home, some say the case captures systemic questions around how to deal with missing persons — especially when they live with mental health conditions or disabilities.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Addiction, Substance Abuse Plague Orange County Residents
Addictions and substance abuse were already steadily increasing and then the pandemic hit. Now, Orange County residents are facing a tough path to recovery.
Posted inHealth & Wellness
Seeking Clarity: Orange County’s Best Methods of Self Help
Orange County residents are seeking new ways to alleviate depression and anxiety after nearly a year of tackling Coronavirus.
Posted inCountywide
OC’s Mental Health Crisis: Stressed by COVID, Lockdown, Economic Downturn, Lack of Health Care
Ten months of fighting the Coronavirus pandemic is taking its toll on residents’ already-strained mental health.
Posted inCountywide
OC Saw Jumps in Children Hospitalized for Mental Crises Before Pandemic; Rising Poverty
There’s been worsening rates of children living in unstable housing and kids hospitalized with mental crises.
Posted inCommunity Opinion
Moorlach: California Must Do More to Help the Long-Term Mentally Ill
The new state audit affirmed that more must be done with the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act to assist those who need long-term assisted outpatient treatment, something I have been advocating for a long time…. Earlier this year I introduced five bills to address and improve the LPS Act.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
OC Mental Health Jail Expansion Draws Pushback and Debate
There was no discussion of how much money would be devoted to the plan or how many doctors or nurses would be treating inmates. Answers weren’t provided after the meeting.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, News Briefs, Safety, Security & Justice, Top Stories
Spike in Children’s Mental Health Hospitalizations Draws Silence From OC Supervisors
OC’s top elected officials had nothing to say Tuesday when they officially received a report showing jumps in children going to the emergency room for mental illness crises and suicide attempts.
