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Palo Alto debuts program that pairs officer, clinician on mental health calls

Responding to demands for police reform, Palo Alto on Friday launched a program that pairs an officer with a Santa Clara County mental health clinician on calls that involve an individual in a mental health crisis. ....

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Santa Clara County Supervisors Vote To Implement Laura's Law

UpdatedTue, May 25, 2021 at 5:46 pm PT
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San Jose City Councilmember Matt Mahan holds a news briefing on Monday urging the Board of Supervisors to opt into Laura’s Law at their meeting. (Screenshot from Matt Mahan news briefing)
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to implement Laura s Law during a meeting Tuesday, paving the way for court-ordered treatment for people with severe mental illness and a history of hospitalization or incarceration.
Laura s Law, also known as assisted outpatient treatment (AOT), mandates 90 days of mental health treatment for those who have had run-ins with the law and are determined to have symptoms of severe mental illness. The law is intended to be a temporary mechanism and serve as a bridge to recovery, and medication cannot be forced upon a patient. ....

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