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In a year of business closures, financial strain and social distancing, health officials reported suicide rates remained stable in Nevada County between 2019 and 2020.
By John Orona | Staff Writer The Nevada County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved the purchase of a $768,990 property aimed at diverting people with mental health issues and high recidivism rates out of jail and into housing. The three-bedroom, 4,200-square-foot property at 13192 Brunswick Road in Grass Valley was used for the last five years as the county’s Insight Respite Center and run by Turning Point. According to Mike Dent, director of Housing and Child Support Services, the facility would be used for those in the Behavioral Health Department programs, serving similar clientele ...
Scott Lay As the local newspaper, The Union takes the responsibility of keeping readers informed not only about local, regional, and national news events, but also serves as a resource to help the community connect with agencies and services available in the area. With the effects of the pandemic and on and off closing of schools, restaurants, and other vital businesses, members of The Union staff have worked hard to bring a two-day free event to help residents adjust to some of the issues they may be having nearly a year after the first shutdown. KNOW & GO WHO: The Union newspaper
John Orona | Staff Writer Nevada County’s law enforcement agencies agree: incarceration is not the right tool for every call that lands someone in jail. The question is, how do they divert calls for service that are often ultimately mental health, homelessness or substance use issues away from the criminal justice system and toward supportive organizations? Grass Valley and Nevada County are looking for that answer through separate pilot programs that team law enforcement officers with people trained to provide outreach services and resources. According to Sheriff Shannan Moon, their progra...
It’s been 20 years. On Jan. 10, 2001, Scott Thorpe went on a shooting rampage in Nevada City and Grass Valley, killing Laura Wilcox, 19, Pearlie Mae Feldman, 68, and Michael Markle, 24. Several other victims were wounded in the attacks that paralyzed the entire county. Spurred by the death of their daughter, Nick and Amanda Wilcox became nationally known advocates both for gun control and for Laura’s Law, legislation designed to authorize court-ordered outpatient treatment for people with severe, untreated mental illness. Nevada County Behavioral Health Director Phebe Bell called Laura’...