The County seeks to implement CARE Court, a program to connect individuals with severe mental illness to housing and treatment, by Dec. 1
Los Angeles County will join seven other counties in leading the way to implement Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court – a sweeping new plan to use the court system to swiftly connect more people to mental health and substance use treatment.
“CARE Court brings real progress and accountability at all levels to fix the broken system that is failing too many Californians in crisis,” Newsom said in a statement. “I commend Los Angeles County leaders, the courts and all the local government partners and stakeholders across the state who are taking urgent action to make this life saving initiative a reality for thousands of struggling Californians.
“We are in a homelessness emergency and we know that many who are living on our streets are struggling with severe mental illness. Gov. Newsom’s Care Court model has been a missing piece in our effort to bring people inside,” Hahn said in a statement. “CARE Court is a coerced, court-ordered treatment system that strips people with mental health disabilities of their right to make their own decisions about their lives,” said Disability Rights California in a statement issued in August, 2022. “It will do more harm because studies show forced treatment lessens the likelihood of people seeking voluntary treatment in the future.”
In L.A. County, the Department of Mental Health will oversee and coordinate the implementation of CARE Court. The exact details of how the court will function in practice remain unclear.
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