El Hogar Community Services Inc., vs. County of Sacramento
July 26, 2010 On July 26, 2010, provider organizations that contracted with the Sacramento County Department of Behavioral Health to provide outpatient behavioral health services were denied a preliminary injunction. The lawsuit was filed to force the county to revise its planned changes to the outpatient mental health system. The plaintiffs alleged the county's plan violated state welfare codes, which require the counties to use available private and private non-profit mental health resources and facilities prior to developing new county-operated resources/facilities, when those private and private non-profit services are at least of equal quality and . . .
