1+ hour, 45+ min ago   (596+ words) SANTA BARBARA, Calif. OpenMinds Mental Health Services, a Santa Barbara nonprofit clinic dedicated to supporting youth, and their families is pleased to... SANTA BARBARA, Calif. OpenMinds Mental Health Services, a Santa Barbara nonprofit clinic dedicated to supporting youth, and their…...

1+ hour, 56+ min ago   (583+ words) SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Santa Barbara Mental Wellness Center has announced the addition of four local leaders to its Board of Directors as the organization prepares to enter its 80th year of service... SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Santa Barbara Mental Wellness Center has…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (269+ words) On August 5, 7, and 18, 2026, the County of Santa Barbara Probation Department conducted countywide “Back-to-School” wellness visits to 30 youth under Probation supervision to ensure they have the supplies and support they need to begin the school year. As part of these annual…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1338+ words) This week, Tiana Molony brings us a collection of memoirs by women that remind us of the power of resilience. From earth-shattering divorce to a famous sexual assault trial to unlearning the pervasive power of religious conditioning, these three women…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (378+ words) Numerous Agencies Engage with the Vulnerable to Block Exploitation, but Gaps Exist Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle inebriated himself with strangers and slept through a revolution of social and structural change. There are those who can and those who cannot…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (692+ words) Eight Graduates from Community Solutions Inc.’s Day Reporting Center Program Receive Their Certificate of Completion All of this was a sense of luxury for the graduates who, not that long ago, were in a cell under lock and key....

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (952+ words) A Family Finds Solace and Support Through Hospice of Santa Barbara’s Children and Family Services In 2013, Owen accepted the role of executive director of the Environmental Defense Center in Santa Barbara. The family embraced life on the Central Coast, spending…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (361+ words) A Rough Beginning Matures into Sibling Adventures My sister is three years older than me. When we were young those three years were enough to put me under as she routinely clobbered me. Then the day came when it was…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (810+ words) What Will We Do in a Future World in Which We Don't Work? Not too long ago, I had the opportunity to visit a student trail group in Joshua Tree National Park. This group, part of a class trip, was…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (475+ words) Jails See Dramatic Increase in Number of Inmates Receiving Medically Assisted Treatment for Addiction Issues Wellpath, the private health contractor providing healthcare treatment at Santa Barbara County’s jails at annual cost of $26 million, reported a dramatic increase — 68 percent — in the…...