+2 News Homelessness increases 3%, latest PIT count shows BY PETER SEGALL psegall@bakersfield.com May 8, 2026 Homelessness in the greater Bakersfield area increased by 3.2% in the last year, according to the 2026 Point in Time count, representing what …
+4 News They answer the call for Californians in mental distress. The money is running out By ANA B. IBARRA CalMatters May 5, 2026 On an early spring evening in Glendale, a 37-year-old woman is withdrawn and weak from refusing food and water for several days. Her mother ca…
+2 News At legislative hearing, Scrivner's son shares new details of alleged assault BY JOHN COX jcox@bakersfield.com Apr 22, 2026 The youngest son of disgraced former Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner delivered emotional testimony Tuesday — and provided new details abo…
+2 Entertainment World Bipolar Day festival returns to Wasco By Veronica Jacuinde For The Californian Mar 24, 2026 At a time when mental health challenges affect millions of Americans, Wasco will bring the community together for the second annual World Bipo…
+2 News Trump’s Medicaid work mandate could kick thousands of homeless Californians off coverage By KRISTEN HWANG CalMatters Mar 5, 2026 On a brisk January morning, physician assistant Brett Feldman searched the streets of Los Angeles for patients, knocking on car windows and pe…
News State DOJ 'reviewing our options' in Scrivner case BY PETER SEGALL psegall@bakersfield.com Dec 22, 2025 The state Attorney General’s Office said it’s reviewing its options following the granting of a mental health diversion in the case of former …
+3 News Scrivner granted mental health diversion BY PETER SEGALL psegall@bakersfield.com Dec 19, 2025 Former Kern County Supervisor Zack Scrivner was granted a mental health diversion program in lieu of potential prison time Friday in a high-pr…
+4 News ‘False hope’: Why families who celebrated Newsom’s new mental health court feel let down by it By JOCELYN WIENER CalMatters Dec 18, 2025 Boom.
News Newsom promised real progress on mental health with CARE Court. Here’s what the numbers show By MARISA KENDALL, JOCELYN WIENER and ERICA YEE CalMatters Sep 2, 2025 How CARE Court works Once someone files a CARE Court petition on behalf of a person experiencing psychosis, the county investigates that perso…
Community Voices Breaking the cycle: A new approach to addressing substance use disorder stigma in Kern County By CHRISTINA M. FORD Sep 27, 2024 As we mark National Recovery Month this September, it's imperative to acknowledge the significant impact of substance use disorder and the per…
