O.C. mental health resources available for COVID-19
The outbreak of 2019 (COVID-19) has been stressful for many people. It is natural to feel stress, anxiety, grief and worry about the virus. Fear and anxiety about a disease…
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O.C. mental health resources to help with the COVID-19 crisis
As the spread and far-reaching impacts of Covid-19 dominate the world news, we have all witnessed and experienced the parallel spread of worry, anxiety, and uncertainty. The way to overcome this…
Orange County expands mental health crisis stabilization units
Orange County is providing support to patients and families struggling with a mental health crisis. On Tuesday, the Orange County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a dozen new spaces at College…
Firefighters hosed off a suicidal Santa Ana man who had doused himself in gasoline
A man who had doused himself and his car with gasoline on Standard Ave., in Santa Ana, on Wednesday was hosed down by OCFA firefighters during a tense standoff that…
The SAPD is looking for a missing person with mental health issues
Missing person John Isaac Chadwell (47) was reported missing on Sunday, 11/03/2019 after he left his girlfriend’s residence in Santa Ana. Prior to being reported missing, he was in the…
Orange County approves $7.7 million for mental health services
Orange County is improving mental health services and expanding training for how law enforcement should handle psychiatric emergencies. “Patients are facing barriers when they try to access mental health services,”…
Board of Supervisors to spend $13 M to help those with mental health emergencies
Santa Ana, Calif. (March 27, 2019) – The Board of Supervisors voted March 26 to approve $13 million toward the creation of an additional Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU) for those…
The County of Orange is seeking $6.1 million in new community health care grants
Chairman Andrew Do: “Share Your Ideas. We’re Listening” Santa Ana, Calif.—Orange County is seeking help from patients, providers, and non-profit organizations to address the community’s greatest health care needs. The…
CalOptima Gives $11.4 Million for first County-operated mental health facility
Anita Street: Public-Private Partnership Addressing Mental Health Access Orange, CA (December 6, 2018) – At the urging of Supervisor Andrew Do, Orange County’s Medi-Cal Health Plan, CalOptima, allocated $11.4 million…
A Santa Ana mother who drowned her baby was found to have been insane at the time
[caption id="attachment_27063" align="aligncenter" width="192"] Lucero Diaz Carrera[/caption] Lucero Carrera, now 33, a Santa Ana woman twice convicted of drowning her 2-month-old baby, Kimberly, was insane at the time of the…
A woman from Fullerton went missing in Santa Ana on Oct. 1
[embed]https://www.facebook.com/alexxxgonzo/videos/773303163009641/[/embed] Lorena Gonzalez, a resident of Fullerton, has been missing since October 1. Her brother Alex Gonzalez reports that she is off her medication. Gonzalez fell back into depression and…
How Santa Ana College’s Psychological Services program was dismantled
Santa Ana College – The Saga of Mismanagement Continues By: Renee Miller, Retired SAC faculty The mismanagement within the Rancho Santiago CCD (RSCCD) has been well documented. An editorial we previously…
The County of Orange has approved $9.7M for children’s mental health
Orange County Medi-Cal Health Plan Approves $9.7 Million for Children’s Mental Health “Many families don’t know how to access mental health services. This funding will help change that,” says Supervisor…
The SAPD is looking for a critical missing person
[caption id="attachment_71851" align="aligncenter" width="180"] Lily Huang[/caption] Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: SAPD Requesting Assistance Locating A Critical Missing Person Missing Person, Lily HUANG was last seen around midnight on August…
The County of Orange has bolstered mental health services again
Orange County Bolsters Mental Health Support Services By: First District Supervisor Andrew Do Orange County is bolstering its non-crisis mental health support hotline after experiencing a 56 percent surge in…