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On This Date: October 2, 2023 #OnThisDate in 2023, Superior Court in Orange County, CA, began accepting Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Court cases under the state CARE Act. Under the program, a wider rang…

Another reason: he pushed for and signed the #CAREcourt legislation, but no #RightToShelter, not a word about any plans to #HouseTheHomeless. Pure #PsychiatrizationOfHomelessness.
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@senatorumberg.bsky.social, author of the CARE Act, visited our Norwalk Courthouse to see the CARE Court program in action and meet with Court leadership to discuss access and innovation in mental health services.

#CARECourt #LACourt #MentalHealth

From the backlots of Spielberg’s films to the heart of Riverside probate court, Judge Magdalena Cohen brings a no-nonsense, deeply human approach to the bench.
Her authority? Not coercive — persuasive. Read more [subscription required]: https://ow.ly/MW7550XmBTy #CARECourt #CaliforniaLaw

#OnThisDate in 2023, #OrangeCountyCA Superior Court began accepting #CAREcourt cases. But no #RightToShelter, not a word about any plans to #HouseTheHomeless. Pure #PsychiatrizationOfHomelessness.
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CARE Court focuses on people with schizophrenia and related disorders, offering court-ordered care plans tailored to recovery.
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Deeply, deeply disappointed in my state governor @gavinnewsom.bsky.social and the CA State Association of Psychiatrists for backing #SB27 💔

This massive #CARECourt expansion makes it easier for the state to forcibly process and institutionalize people. Bye bye, due process. ⚖️🚫
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Informing the Community about Bad Mental Health Bills | Disability Rights California

Join us Monday at 6 PT! for more on discriminatory #CALeg bills that would, e.g., expand #CARECourt to mood disorders w/ psychotic features (SB 27); expedite forced injections in jails (SB 820); and allow involuntary holds for any DSM diagnosis (SB 331). www.disabilityrightsca.org/events/infor...

Who’s prodding the homeless mentally ill into care under new law? Columnist Teri Sforza writes that it’s not primarily social workers, or police, or doctors. It’s the heartbroken folks who were helpless on the sidelines.

In the counties where #CARECourt is being implemented, it is providing crucial treatment and housing plans to people with schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders reflecting a meaningful shift in how we help the state’s most vulnerable populations.

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Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act Goes Live in Merced County - Provides Community-Based Behavioral Health Services and Supports to Eligible Californians Living with Psychotic ... Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act Goes Live in Merced County - Provides Community-Based Behavioral Health Services and Supports to Eligible Californians Living with Psychotic ...

Have you heard about #CARECourt, Merced County?

You’re live since December 2nd!

See article below for more information.

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California California has laws and standards that govern when court-ordered intervention for severe mental illness is appropriate.

#SevereMentalIllness #TreatmentB4Tragedy #MarksLaw #RenameSB43MarksLaw #SB43NOW #RIPMarkRippee #HousingThatHeals #TrackingTheTragedies #CAREcourt

CARE Court in Sacramento: What family members and respondents need to know Many people with untreated mental illness end up in jail or living on the streets. CARE Court is a new option that aims to intervene upstream of these outcomes.

#CARECourt is here, Sacramento!

Do you know how to start an application to protect a loved one who may need assistance? Read below.

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with 100 out of 557 petitions leading to treatment plans so far. Despite the challenges, CARE Court shines a light on solutions for mental health and homelessness—success depends on stable housing, resources, and continued investment. #CAREcourt #MentalHealth #Homelessness #California 🙌🌟🧠

These Bay Area counties will launch mental health ‘CARE’ courts. Can they help solve homelessness? After a slow start in some counties, more courts are opening statewide.

Let's goooo @alamedacountyca.bsky.social! #CARECourt is beginning December 2nd!

We can make our communities better.

For information about how to file an application for a CARE plan, see article below.