Gov. Gavin Newsom signs CARE Court proposal into law, a sweeping plan to order mental health and addiction treatment for thousands of Californians.
But concerns remain, particularly with whether California has the infrastructure to set up a new court system and hire and train the number of mental health workers needed for the increased caseload, particularly in rural communities. Advocates worry that there isn’t enough affordable and supportive housing available for this population.
Newsom also agreed to stagger the law’s implementation by more than a year. Glenn, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Stanislaus and Tuolumne counties will be required to set up CARE Court by Oct. 1, 2023, and the rest of the state’s 58 counties by Dec. 1, 2024. “I think the key to our success will be, how will California commit to this problem in the long run?” Doty Cabrera said. “Our work to innovate on homelessness is far from over. We should see this as a start, not the end.”“It can’t help Bri right now. He lost 13 years at Napa State,” Lungren Sr. said. “It’s going to help other Bris. And other parents. And other sisters, and other brothers. It will keep families together.
Brian has spent the last year in treatment working on ways to identify what he calls his “triggers,” and the feelings and thoughts that could lead to relapse or threaten his progress. His family has a copy of that plan, he said, so they too can recognize those early warning signs and intervene.
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