Students and experts acknowledged both benefits of and ethical concerns with a new statewide mental health program. Under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Court program, people including family members and first responders will be able to petition those with severe mental health or substance use disorders into treatment, according to the California Health and Human Services Agency.
Policymakers including the Board of Supervisors and Mayor Karen Bass promised to address homelessness. Department of Mental Health vacancies hold them back.
Policymakers including the Board of Supervisors and Mayor Karen Bass promised to address homelessness. Department of Mental Health vacancies hold them back.
Now that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s court system for people with severe mental illness cleared the state Legislature, counties face a series of practical questions critical to turning the fuzzy concept