Becker's Healthcare December 2, 2024
California’s CARE Court process has placed fewer adults in mental health treatment plans than intended, California Healthline reported Nov. 27.
In October 2023, the state launched the CARE Court system in seven California counties. The program allows civil court judges to order adults into monitored care plans. Behavioral health workers, family members and first responders can petition a court to move a person into a care plan.
It is designed to move people with untreated schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders into housing and treatment. It is the first system of its kind in the U.S.
The program is set to expand statewide Dec. 1, California Healthline reported.
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