New California Law Expands Newsom's Mental Health Court. Will It Help More People?

New California law expands Newsom's mental health court. Will it help more people?

In summary Gov. Newsom introduced CARE Court to bring more people experiencing severe mental illness into treatment. It has helped fewer people than he projected, but a new law will make more people eligible for it. One of Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s marquee mental health programs may broaden its reach despite persistent questions about the number of people it’s helping and whether it’s achieving the goals he set out for it when it launched. Newsom toda…

New California law expands Newsom’s mental health court. Will it help more people?

One of Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s marquee mental health programs may broaden its reach despite persistent questions about the number of people it’s helping and whether it’s achieving the goals he set out for it when it launched. Newsom today signed a law that expands eligibility for CARE Court to include people who experience psychotic symptoms […] The post New California law expands Newsom’s mental health court. Will it help more people? first appeare…

Newsom signs law expanding one of his marquee mental health programs. Will it help more people?

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. One of Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s marquee mental health programs may broaden its reach despite persistent questions about the number of people it’s helping and whether it’s achieving the goals he set out for it when it launched. Newsom today signed a law that […] The post Newsom signs law expanding one of his marquee mental health programs. Will it help more people? appea…

Newsom expands his marquee mental health program with new law. Will it help more people?

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. One of Gov. Gavin Newsom‘s marquee mental health programs may broaden its reach despite persistent questions about the number of people it’s helping and whether it’s achieving the goals he set out for it when it launched. Newsom today signed a law that […] The post Newsom expands his marquee mental health program with new law. Will it help more people? appeared fir…