Fact Sheet About Proposed California Community Assistance, Recovery & Empowerment (CARE) Courts
On March 30, 2022, the California Governor's office published this fact sheet about proposed California Community Assistance, Recovery & Empowerment (CARE) Courts/ The fact sheet outlines California Governor Gavin Newsom's proposal to create new Community Assistance, Recovery & Empowerment (CARE) Courts to link people with behavioral health disorders to treatment. A CARE Court provides individuals with untreated mental health or addiction disorder with court-ordered Care Plan that covers up to 24 months. It is not conservatorship or involuntary commitment The court-ordered response could be initiated by family, county and community-based social services, behavioral health providers . . .
