Sacramento County is updating its behavioral health system for the new year with the goal of making it easier for the most vulnerable people to receive treatment. The county recently unveiled its ...

The sheriff’s change in policy is the result of a federal appeals court ruling in July. The appellate decision meant that two ...

Sacramento County has expanded two behavioral health service programs for residents streamlining access to behavioral health services and substance use prevention treatment care. The Behavioral ...

Akua Mind Body provides Outpatient Dual-Diagnosis Treatment in Sacramento ... treatment center. The defining characteristic of dual diagnosis is that both a mental health and substance abuse ...

The shift in policy comes, Sheriff Jim Cooper said, after a 2024 ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In it, the ...

The decision follows a recent ruling by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which found police use of force in such situations unconstitutional.

officially launched in Sacramento County. The court allows family members, health care providers and others to request that people struggling with schizophrenia and other mental health conditions ...

The Sacramento County Sheriff's Office has announced that deputies will no longer respond to mental health calls unless a ...

The partnership also provides mental health crisis support and substance use support. CBS13 was also provided a statement by Sacramento County about the new policy. "The County is reviewing the ...

Sacramento County sheriff’s deputies investigate a shooting in 2022. The Sheriff’s Office says deputies have limited their response to certain mental health-related 911 calls. Paul Kitagaki Jr ...

SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — The Sacramento County Sheriff announced Tuesday his deputies will no longer respond to mental health calls where a crime is not being committed. The shift in ...