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The announcement is a stunning development for a service that’s been recognized nationally, especially in the wake of 2020 social justice protests, which renewed the national conversation about the role of armed officers in responding to mental health crises.

The state has wrestled for years with ordering civil commitments for people with severe mental illness. Here’s what you need to know.

Mental Health Matters host Andra Hollenback speaks with two NAMI Connection Recovery Support Group facilitators

‘Everybody’s been denied some form of care,’ said one California mental health advocate. Now, lawmakers are advancing new bills on behavioral health coverage.

Mental Health Matters focuses on local service options in southern Oregon.

This year the Redding Police Department is losing one of its teams trained in responding to mental health emergencies.

The inmate did not receive appropriate care for his mental health needs, the lawsuit says.

Across the country, there’s a shortage of behavioral health care providers — and it’s particularly pronounced in small towns.

Depression and anxiety are on the rise among young people, and a new California bill aims to bring that down by putting a warning label on social media.

New report from a state work group offers dozens of suggestions to improve Oregon’s civil commitment process

Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum in Oregon is leading a push for Congress to require surgeon general warnings for youth on social media platforms.

The inmate, 35-year-old Jesse Banks, suffered from a mental health condition and died while in solitary confinement after hours without anyone checking on him, the lawsuit alleges.