California’s Los Angeles County Backs Laura’s Law

Circle Connections: Policy & Regulatory Updates The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has thrown its weight behind Laura's Law – which allows counties to create court-ordered outpatient mental health treatment for the severely ill who have cycled through hospitals or jails and refused voluntary care – saying in a resolution that such programs have been shown to "significantly reduce" homelessness, hospitalization and arrest. The resolution, authored by Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich, directs the county's chief executive and legislative advocates to get behind five new state bills that would make it easier for counties to create such programs and . . .