Contra Costa To Host Forums To Discuss How To Spend $51.6M In Mental Health Funds
More than 80 mental health programs are the current recipients of the funds.
East Bay Times:
Mental Health Services Are Focus Of Contra Costa County Forums
Contra Costa County will host a series of community forums in the fall on local public mental health services, starting with one at the Richmond Memorial Auditorium, 403 Civic Center Plaza, from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Oct. 5. ...The forums will be an opportunity to meet with service providers to discuss issues related to mental health care in the community, Contra Costa Health Services Department said in a release. (Lochner, 10/2)
In other news from across the state —
Orange County Register:
Sovereign Rehab Sues Federal Agents Claiming Abuses In June Raids
Workers and clients of Sovereign Health of California rehab centers filed a civil rights lawsuit Monday, Oct. 2 accusing federal agents of overstepping their authority in a series of raids in June looking for evidence of insurance fraud. The suit said six properties were raided by an “aggressive and disorganized mob” of more than 150 agents wearing flak jackets, carrying guns and using “SWAT-like tactics.” (Saavedra, 10/2)
KPBS:
Carlsbad Bans Commercial Marijuana Ahead Of Recreational Pot Sales
A new ordinance passed in Carlsbad is set to go into effect at the end of October, expressly prohibiting commercial cannabis activity, including the sale of recreational and medical cannabis. But personal use and cultivation will still be allowed under Proposition 64. (Hoffman, 10/2)