Press Releases
Mobile Support Team ExpandingServices to West County and Sonoma Valley
The Sonoma County MobileSupport Team (MST), a crisis response program that supports local lawenforcement responding to individuals experiencing a mental health emergency, is expanding its services beginning January15, 2019. Read full story
ACCESS Sonoma County Receives$1 Million Hewlett Foundation Grant
The Sonoma County safety net departments accepted a $1million grant to continue advancing the work of the Accessing Coordinated Careand Empowering Self-Sufficiency (ACCESS) Sonoma County initiative from theHewlett Foundation this week. Read full story
Bill Carter to Lead Behavioral Health Division inSonoma County
The Sonoma CountyDepartment of Health Services (DHS) selected Bill Carter, LCSW, as its newBehavioral Health Division Director after a competitive recruitment process. Read full story
Sonoma County High Schools Reduce Carbon Footprint During Commute
Efforts to shift school commutes away fromsingle-rider trips to more sustainable modes of transportation, such aswalking, bicycling, carpooling, and public transit are making a difference at12 Sonoma County high schools. Read full story
Sonoma County Animal Services Hosts Coffee with an ACO
Sonoma County Animal Services invites members of thecommunity to its Coffee with an ACO (Animal Control Officer) event on WednesdayOctober 3rd from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Kaffe Mocha located at 397Aviation Boulevard in Santa Rosa. Read full story
Departamento de Salude AnunciaUn Nuevo Centro de Salud Mental en Santa Rosa
El Departamento de Servicios de Salud del Condado de Sonoma (DHS) reubicará los programas de Salud Mental basados en Santa Rosa a un solo centro que permite múltiples servicios y mayor accesibilidad en el área más poblada del Condado. Read full story
Sonoma County Opens New Behavioral Health Campus
The Sonoma County Department of Health Services (DHS) will relocate its Santa Rosa-based Behavioral Health programs to a single campus that allows for multiple services and increased accessibility in the most populous area of the County. Read full story
CaliforniaHOPE Receives $1 Million Grant to Continue Beyond 2018
The Sonoma County Department of Health Services (DHS) hasreceived a $1 million grant to continue the California Helping OutreachPossibilities Empowering (HOPE) program, which delivers mental health services targetingthose affected by the wildfires in October 2017. Read full story
Reducing Sugary Drink Consumption Decreasing in Southwest Santa Rosa
Efforts to improvethe health of youth and adults in Roseland through installation of waterstations and education about sugar sweetened beverages may have led to a decreasein sugary drink consumption. Read full story
CDPH Warns Consumers Not to Eat Sport-Harvested Bivalve Shellfish from Sonoma County
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) issued a news alert on March 13 about positive testing for Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning (PSP) toxins in Sonoma County shellfish. The CDPH is “advising consumers not to eat recreationally harvested mussels, clams, or whole scallops from Sonoma County.” The advisory does not apply to commercially sold shellfish from state-certified harvesters. Read full story