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County Buying Building for Mental Health Services Along Santa Ana River

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By Nick Gerda | December 6, 2017

The proposed center – next to a freeway, office buildings, and the Santa Ana River – is seen by advocates and officials as a major step toward addressing a severe shortage of mental health services.

Holzmann: We Are All First Responders for Mental Health

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By Matt Holzmann | October 4, 2017

During this Mental Illness Awareness Week, Matt Holzmann writes that we should all see ourselves as first responders when it comes to mental health, warning we can’t just leave public safety officers alone in dealing with mentally ill in our communities. Instead, Holzmann notes that education and early intervention are key to successful outcomes.

Costa Mesa Property Eyed as Site for Mental Health Service Center

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By Thy Vo | February 7, 2017

The state may shutter a 114-acre property that currently houses developmentally disabled adults. Homeless advocates, and a state senator, say the property should be re-purposed as a center for homeless people and others who need temporary housing and mental health services.

Holzmann: CURES Act Promises Major Changes in Mental Health Care

Community Columnists
By Matt Holzmann | January 29, 2017

Mental health advocates are hopeful the 21st Century CURES Act will be a positive and new direction for mental health care.

Holzmann: Costa Mesa Mental Health Campus Key to Solving OC Homelessness

Community Columnists
By Matt Holzmann | November 14, 2016

Could the state’s aging mental health campus in Costa Mesa, Fairview Developmental Center, be the key toward improving mental health outcomes out on the streets of Orange County?

Holzmann: Giving Orange County’s Homeless the Bum’s Rush

Community Columnists
By Matt Holzmann | October 17, 2016

Holzmanm views the tangled mess of homelessness, addiction, incarceration and mental illness as a top priority. Orange County must change its way. Can OC deal with these problems in a compassionate manner?

Mental Health Advocates Express ‘Outrage’ Over New Knott’s Attraction

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By Nick Gerda and Tracy Wood | September 22, 2016

A new Halloween horror attraction that opened last week at Knott’s Berry Farm has drawn criticism from advocates who say it includes offensive and dehumanizing depictions of mental health patients.

Greater Focus on Mental Health Care in OC, But Progress Remains Slow

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By Nick Gerda | September 21, 2016

For years, local political leaders largely ignored Orange County’s severe shortage of psychiatric beds, which has contributed to, among other things, the current homelessness crisis. But they are beginning to direct their policymaking to the problem.

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    Don Bradley, who lives in unincorporated Orange County adjacent to the City of Orange, writes that the Orange City Council didn't need to jump into the national immigration debate on sanctuary cities - noting that city leaders should focus on grace rather than rage when it comes to undocumented people living and working in the United States.

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