Mental Health

Nearly 100 people convened in Jackson at an event organized by CapRadio and Amador County Behavioral Health following reporter S

Energy, resolve after CapRadio’s gathering on rural suicide

Last Tuesday, nearly 100 people gathered in Jackson to connect with their neighbors around a troubling statistic: Amador County has the third-highest suicide rate in California.

Environmental Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Mental Health, Aging
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Hope, Humanity & Housing: Terminally ill and living on Sacramento streets

Joshua’s House in Sacramento, California is slated to become the first homeless hospice center in the West Coast and one of only a handful in the country.

Poverty and Class, Environmental Health, Health Insurance and Costs, Mental Health, Housing and Homeslessness, Community Safety, Aging
Police chiefs continue to push Crisis Intervention Training for officers but say lack of available courses and scheduling confli

PDs strive for more mental health training

Police officers agree there is a swelling tide of mental illness on the horizon and they are already beginning to feel its effects. But officers are finding themselves woefully underprepared.

Environmental Health, Mental Health