New California law expands Newsom’s mental health court. Will it help more people?
Newsom signed a law that expands eligibility for CARE Court to include people who experience psychotic symptoms as a result of bipolar disorder. Under the law’s previous constraints, only people with schizophrenia and other limited psychotic disorders were eligible.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Oct. 10 expanding eligibility for CARE Court, one of his signature mental health programs. Here, he announced a successful 2024 mental health ballot initiative at Alvarado Hospital in San Diego on March 19, 2023. Photo by Adriana Heldiz, The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool
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One of Gov. Gavin Newsom's marquee mental health programs may broaden its reach despite persistent questions about the number of people it’s helping and whether it’s achieving the goals he set out for it when it launched.
Newsom signed a law on Oct. 10 that expands eligibility for CARE Court to include people who experience psychotic symptoms as a result of bipolar disorder. Under the law’s previous constraints, only people with schizophrenia and other limited psychotic disorders were eligible.
Newsom in a written statement called the law and its expansion an important part of his administration’s efforts to bring people with serious mental illness into treatment.
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