County officials hope the plan increases access to care and serves to reduce homelessness, relieve burden on the criminal justice system and reduce untreated mental illness.

Stanislaus and Merced counties are partnering with San Joaquin County and the provider Aspiranet in a regional foster youth project using the Hope Forward Campus near Turlock.

The Turlock Journal recently sat down with Stanislaus County District 2 Supervisor and Board Chairman Vito Chiesa.

Clouds are reflected in the glass windows at Tenth Street Place, the city/county building in downtown Modesto, Calif. on April 9, 2019. Joan Barnett Lee jlee@modbee.com California’s Mental Health ...

California’s Mental Health Services Act of 2004 was intended to transform the state’s community-based care system by creating a stable funding source commonly called the millionaire tax. But it didn’t ...