The CARE Act is a new state law meant to address and treat those with severe mental health disorders by allowing the court to order the county to provide behavioral health treatment in community-based settings. Valley News/Courtesy photo
RIVERSIDE – The Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Act will take affect in Riverside County Monday, Oct. 2.The CARE Act is a new state law meant to address and treat those with severe mental health disorders by allowing the court to order the county to provide behavioral health treatment in community-based settings. Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1338 enacting the CARE Act, which creates a new pathway to deliver mental health and substance use disorder services to the most severely impaired Californians who often suffer homelessness or incarceration without treatment.By focusing on a holistic, person-centered approach, CARE Court aims to break the cycle of homelessness and incarceration for these individuals and promote long-term recovery through a court process
