California’s Judicial Council Offers $13 Million To State Courts Seeking To Implement Or Enhance Treatment Courts

California’s Judicial Council offered $13 million to state superior courts to implement new, or enhance existing, “state crisis intervention court proceedings” including mental health courts, drug courts, treatment-mandated felony courts, veteran treatment courts and related programs or initiatives that work to keep guns out of the hands of those who pose a threat to themselves or others. The funding is through the Byrne State Crisis Intervention Program (Byrne SCIP), which provides grant funding for these state crisis intervention court proceedings.

To support the effort, the Judicial Council released a request for proposals (RFP) March 19, 2025. All superior . . .