Four candidates respond to questions about homelessness and mental health policy.
Author Archives: Marisa Kendall, CalMatters
Posted inPolitics & Government
A new homelessness strategy is sweeping California
Homelessness prevention shows promising results in California, as advocates push to spread it statewide and nationally.
Posted inHealth
10 projects from Newsom’s mental health bond were supposed to open in 2025. That didn’t happen
Projects that are supposed to offer mental health and substance use care to foster youth, new mothers, unhoused people and other vulnerable Californians have been delayed or cancelled.
Posted inPolitics & Government
California counties must jump through new hoops to get homelessness funds
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration is pressuring local leaders to pass ordinances regulating homeless encampments, among other requirements.
Posted inPolice & Courts
Everything you need to know about how to use California’s new mental health court
Who is eligible for CARE Court? How do I file a petition? Can this program force someone into treatment? Read on to find out.