California's new CARE Court program to help those with serous, untreated mental health issues starts next month -- and is mired in controversy. Here's what to know.
, meant to address serious mental illness and the state's homelessness crisis, will go into effect next week.
There are also other caveats, such as a person must be aged 18 or older. The petition must also include either an affidavit from a licensed mental health professional stating they examined or attempted to examine the individual within 60 days of the petition's submission or evidence the person was detained for at least two intensive treatments.
Seven pilot counties -- Glenn, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Stanislaus and Tuolumne -- are required to launch CARE Court by Oct. 1. The remaining counties will be required to do so by December 2024.
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