/tags/care-court CARE court en-US Copyright Tue, 10 Oct 2023 13:44:18 GMT /health-and-medicine/2023-10-10/gavin-newsom-signs-new-law-in-overhaul-of-mental-health-system-it-changes-decades-of-practice Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature mental health policies allow the involuntary treatment of more Californians with severe mental illnesses. Some fear the new laws will infringe on the civil liberties of people confined against their will. Tue, 10 Oct 2023 13:44:18 GMT /health-and-medicine/2023-10-10/gavin-newsom-signs-new-law-in-overhaul-of-mental-health-system-it-changes-decades-of-practice Jocelyn Wiener /poverty-and-homelessness/2023-08-28/families-have-high-hopes-for-gavin-newsoms-care-courts-providers-want-to-lower-expectations Gov. Gavin Newsom’s big new experiment to push people with mental illness off the streets and into treatment starts this fall. Counties responsible for the rollout say it may end up being more modest than advertised. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 13:38:24 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2023-08-28/families-have-high-hopes-for-gavin-newsoms-care-courts-providers-want-to-lower-expectations Jeanne Kuang /poverty-and-homelessness/2022-09-14/newsom-signs-care-court-bill-paving-way-for-court-ordered-treatment-plans Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation Wednesday that will allow county judges to order treatment for people suffering from addiction and severe mental illness, one of his top policy priorities this year. Wed, 14 Sep 2022 23:50:59 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2022-09-14/newsom-signs-care-court-bill-paving-way-for-court-ordered-treatment-plans Nicole Nixon, Chris Nichols /poverty-and-homelessness/2022-09-08/california-lawmakers-approved-care-court-what-comes-next Now that Gov. Gavin Newsom’s court system for people with severe mental illness cleared the state Legislature, counties face a series of practical questions critical to turning the fuzzy concept into a reality. Fri, 09 Sep 2022 02:40:20 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2022-09-08/california-lawmakers-approved-care-court-what-comes-next Manuela Tobias, Jocelyn Wiener /poverty-and-homelessness/2022-08-27/as-care-court-faces-key-vote-counties-say-newsoms-proposal-adds-burden-to-overtaxed-behavioral-health-departments A controversial new plan that could pave the way for county judges to order housing and treatment for thousands of people suffering from addiction and severe mental illnesses will soon face a key vote in the California Assembly. Sat, 27 Aug 2022 17:51:14 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2022-08-27/as-care-court-faces-key-vote-counties-say-newsoms-proposal-adds-burden-to-overtaxed-behavioral-health-departments Chris Nichols, Nicole Nixon /poverty-and-homelessness/2022-07-15/care-court-can-california-counties-make-it-work While lawmakers are still gung-ho about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court approach to the state's crisis of homelessness, county officials are worried they don’t have the resources to implement the idea. Fri, 15 Jul 2022 11:54:12 GMT /poverty-and-homelessness/2022-07-15/care-court-can-california-counties-make-it-work Jocelyn Wiener, Manuela Tobias