San Diego County previews CARE Act before it goes into effect Sunday

"CARE Court is about meeting people where they are and acting with compassion to support the thousands of Californians living on our streets with severe mental health and substance use disorders," Gov. Gavin Newsom said when announcing the program in 2022.

"We are taking action to break the pattern that leaves people without hope and cycling repeatedly through homelessness and incarceration. This is a new approach to stabilize people with the hardest-to-treat behavioral health conditions." The plan, while nominally voluntary, could include behavioral health treatment, stabilization medication and a housing plan.

However, if someone refuses treatment, a judge could also recommend they be placed into what would in essence be a conservatorship, which would force them to receive treatment. Plans would be managed by a community-based care team to"ensure program participants avail themselves of needed mental health care, supportive services, medication and housing," a statement from the state read. In addition to this team, individuals in CARE would have a public defender and care manager to help them make self-directed care decisions.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

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