By SDCN Editor
Sacramento, CA–Governor Gavin Newsom Friday signed a package of bills aimed at strengthening access, accountability, and outcomes in the state’s behavioral health care system, especially for those with the most serious mental health issues and substance use disorders.
Senate Bill 42, authored by Senator Tom Umberg (D-Santa Ana), streamlines county and court implementation of the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act by improving the petition process, clarifying types of communication between petitioners, respondents, judges, and county behavioral health departments, and strengthening CARE as a means to ensure participants’ long-term stabilization. …