OC Health Care Agency completes assessments of the Civic Center’s homeless
OC Health Care Agency Completes Assessments of Homeless Individuals in Civic Center Santa Ana, Calif. (April 13, 2018) – As of April 10, the OC Health Care Agency (HCA), in…
The SAPD is looking for a missing man with mental problems who likes to use meth
[caption id="attachment_70340" align="aligncenter" width="196"] Jose Rigoberto Silva[/caption] Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: SAPD Currently Looking for a Critical Missing Adult – Requesting Public’s Assistance On April 12, 2018, at approximately…
The County of Orange will spend $70M to set up more homeless housing outside of Santa Ana
Homelessness Update By O.C. Supervisor Andrew Do On Monday, the Orange County Board of Supervisors directed staff to use $70.5 million of Mental Health Services Act funds for supportive housing…
Orange County to audit $219M in mental health spending
Santa Ana, Calif. (March 15, 2018) – Orange County will audit more than $219 million in mental health spending in an effort to improve programs and better coordinate services with the county’s…
Orange County paid $26M for property for a new mental health facility for the homeless
Homelessness: Orange County buys property for $26 million mental health facility Orange County purchased a property that will become the county's first publicly-owned mental health facility. As part of its…
The SAUSD launched a new video to help prevent student suicide
We Care. Get Help. [SAUSD Mental Health Assistance Awareness Video] from sausdnews on Vimeo. Santa Ana Unified School District Releases 'We Care' Video to Encourage Students to Seek Help (January…
The OC Supervisors direct $15M for mental health housing to aid the homeless
Chairman Andrew Do and Vice Chairman Shawn Nelson directed the Orange County Health Care Agency to use $15 million of available unspent Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) funds for mental…
Santa Ana man who killed his mother sentenced to a state mental hospital
Marvin Horatio Cipullo, 32, a man diagnosed with schizophrenia will be sent to a state mental hospital instead of prison for stabbing his mother, 57-year-old Rebeca Garcia, to death in their…
A naked woman was taken into custody by the SAPD as an RV burned down on Thursday
The RV where an unidentified woman barricaded herself for hours from police Tuesday, Sept. 14 was damaged in a fire Thursday, according to the O.C. Register. The RV was parked…
The SAPD is looking for a young man who is missing from a mental health facility
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: Detectives from the Santa Ana Police Department are seeking assistance in locating the above missing person Missing Person: Enrique Rivera (23) , Male/Hispanic 5’07”, thin…
New O.C. study finds that prenatal care is declining while mental health issues are rising
Supervisor Andrew Do: Rising Mental Health Hospitalizations, Declining Prenatal Care Demand County Solutions Orange County Children’s Partnership Publishes 2016 Report on “Conditions of Children in Orange County" (Santa Ana, California)…
Transient sentenced to four years in prison after he broke into the S.A. Zoo and claimed to be Tarzan
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE TONY RACKAUCKAS, District Attorney Cases 15WF1740 & 15WF1737 Date: September 28, 2016 MAN SENTENCED TO FOUR YEARS IN PRISON FOR TWO SEPARATE BURGLARY AND ROBBERY…
Parks are more important to our well-being than most of us realize
I’d like to start this off with an exercise, if you’ll allow it. Think of the last time you were at a park -- national, neighborhood, or otherwise. And if…
Expert on reaching teens to speak at the Santa Ana Library on April 8
[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aGgyvxyZqwU[/embed] City of Santa Ana Community: Santa Ana Public Library to Host Workshop Featuring Noted Expert on Reaching Teens, Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg, M.D. The Santa Ana Public Library has announced…
Santa Ana missing person alert
Santa Ana Police Department Advisory: MISSING PERSON: Sarah Neomi Gonzalez (33) Description: Hispanic female, 5'08", 205 lbs., black hair, brown eyes. Last seen on 03/08/2016, leaving her home located at…