Tahoe Truckee Region Crisis & Personal Support Overview

How the California mental health crisis emerged out of the state’s history of deinstitutionalization and laws designed to protect the mentally ill, as well as the communities around them.

The state is considering zeroing out funds for CalWORKS family stabilization and job subsidy programs to help balance the budget.

TRUCKEE, Calif. – Crow's Nest recently launched Crow's Nest Ranch, a new outpatient facility offering a local alternative for individuals battling substance abuse who cannot commit to residential treatment. Rather than taking extended leave from work or school, patients can …

People of all ages and backgrounds in Nevada County facing a behavioral health or emotional crisis now have access to professional services wherever they are, day or night. 

Lawmakers in California and other states are now making attempts to prevent the reported harms to children caused by social media platforms. The U.S. Senate got into the act as well, at a dramatic Jan. 31 hearing.

San Francisco provides all tenants facing eviction access to an attorney. Across the Bay, in Contra Costa County, it’s a different story. Two tenants’ stories show the difference a lawyer can make.

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – In an effort to improve services to citizens, El Dorado County will cease operations of 2-1-1 on December 15, 2023. The decision was made after an in-depth evaluation of community needs and available County resources.

El Dorado County drafted an urgency ordinance that would take a big step toward eliminating syringe exchange programs on its turf. 

End Poverty in California, a nonprofit founded by former Stockton Mayor Michael Tubbs, has been on a listening tour of the Golden State since early 2022.

More than 70,000 households who needed and applied for state aid to pay their rent during the COVID-19 pandemic by the March 2022 deadline still have their applications listed as "pending." Now they could be evicted from their homes.