Health

Butte County DA calls for tighter Mental Health Diversion rules

Butte County DA calls for tighter Mental Health Diversion rules

Defense attorneys oppose more restrictions on who can access the program
Sunny's Podcast: Feb. 12-16, 2026

Sunny’s Podcast: Feb. 12-16, 2026

Sunny's podcast: Catch up with ChicoSol
California sues over public health funding cut

California sues over public health funding cut

Trump cuts $600M in grants to four states
Clinic's abrupt closure leaves North State patients without care

Clinic’s abrupt closure leaves North State patients without care

Healthcare advocates: Federal health care cuts ripple through rural Northern California
Sunny's Podcast: Jan. 21-27, 2026

Sunny’s Podcast: Jan. 21-27, 2026

Sunny's Chico podcast: Jan. 21-27
Public Works employees to get cancer screenings

Public Works employees to get cancer screenings

Several councilmembers question the process
Sunny's Podcast: Dec. 21, 2025-Jan. 6, 2026

Sunny’s Podcast: Dec. 21, 2025-Jan. 6, 2026

News in review Dec. 21-Jan. 6
Should Mental Health Diversion expand?

Should Mental Health Diversion expand?

Fewer than a third of defendants seeking Mental Health Diversion were admitted in Butte County
Council approves revised massage ordinance

Council approves revised massage ordinance

Challenges to immigrant therapists remain
Professor Briggs: A shield for the vulnerable

Professor Briggs: A shield for the vulnerable

Changemaker: Briggs sees her roles online and in the classroom as different
Butte County Mental Health Diversion court brightens futures; challenges remain

Butte County Mental Health Diversion court brightens futures; challenges remain

Mental health diversion underused, some attorneys say