SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Sacramento County welcomes the expansion of the CARE court program as a tool to provide treatment to those suffering from schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders.
The state of California has now expanded CARE courts to all 58 counties. The community, assistance, recovery and empowerment act was first launched in seven counties back in 2023.
Families or first responders can file a petition in civil court to help get someone with untreated or undiagnosed schizophrenia on a treatment plan…