As California grapples with a $12 billion budget deficit, that state’s peer-run phone service that provides free 24/7 mental health support to thousands of residents across the state could face deep ...

The "California Peer Run Warm Line," a statewide mental health resource, is being forced to slash two-thirds of its workers amid budget cuts. For CEO Mark Salazar, the Mental Health Association of San ...

The deadline is looming for California leaders to pass a budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year. This Sunday, June 15, is the last day they have to do it. For every day that goes over, lawmakers don’t get ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a $321 billion budget on Friday that closes a $12 billion deficit by scaling back several progressive priorities, including a landmark health care expansion for ...