Local leaders say their hands are tied in many cases because the people who need the most help refuse to take it.
“The response should be to invest in greater voluntary, culturally responsive mental health services and supports to help people get on a path to recovery while maintaining their dignity and civil rights,” she said.
The issue drew the spotlight recently with the case of pop star Britney Spears, who was under a controversial conservatorship run by her father and an attorney before it was dissolved in 2021. But advocates said that was a different kind of conservatorship, with different rules than the ones lawmakers are trying to change.
The County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a proposal to better align their efforts with federal plans. NBC 7's Audra Stafford reports.
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