Gavin Newsom signs law in 'overhaul' of mental health system. It changes decades of practice – Lake County Record-Bee

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature mental health policies allow the involuntary treatment of more Californians with severe mental illnesses. Some fear the new laws will infringe on the civil liberties of people confined against their will.

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