Disappointment Grows Over California’s CARE Court After Initial Hopes
TL;DR
Families with loved ones suffering from serious mental illnesses initially supported California's CARE Court as a hopeful new system for treatment and support, but many now feel let down due to its voluntary nature, limited impact, and the ongoing cycle of homelessness and incarceration among their loved ones, highlighting the gap between expectations and actual outcomes of the program.
- ‘False hope’: Why families who celebrated Newsom’s new mental health court feel let down by it CalMatters
- How does Newsom’s new mental health court work? Here’s what real people involved say News From The States
- CARE Court Was Created to Help California’s Toughest Homeless Cases. Why That’s Been So Hard Lost Coast Outpost
- How Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court lost its teeth in the California Legislature CalMatters
- Three years in, Newsom’s CARE Court leaves many disappointed CalMatters
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