Law enforcement is stepping back from mental health crisis response. Sacramento County Sheriff recently announced deputies will no longer respond to non-criminal mental health calls, citing a recent ...

Sacramento has an alternative to 911 for mental health crises. Too few people know about it. This is a stock image downloaded from Getty Images. It is a Royalty Free image. 32,789 people played ...

A federal judge in Sacramento has put control of California prisons' mental health programs into a rare receivership, ...

A Sacramento County sheriff’s deputy resigned last year after a 2023 incident in which he ingested fentanyl that had been confiscated and overdosed on it at a sheriff’s station while on duty.

At a 2020 budget hearing, Sacramento County Supervisor Patrick Kennedy directed county staff to research alternatives to 911 for individuals experiencing mental health crises. Today, Sacramento’s ...