The state certainly has a crisis of mental illness and substance abuse, visible on the streets of every city. But can involuntary commitment under SB 43 be part of the solution?
The largest study in decades of California's homeless crisis finds that older seniors priced out of housing are now a substantive share of those living on the streets.
The state senate is considering a bill to detain more people with mental illness, based on the notion that the U.S. doesn't compel care enough. That narrative has serious flaws.
The latest effort to overhaul the LPS Act California's landmark mental health legislation arrives with renewed momentum from Gov. Gavin Newsom's initiatives. Will SB 43 succeed?