"He always pulls stunts like this to get himself arrested, so he gets a warm meal and a place to sleep a witness noted"
"We need to make sure we are better using the resources that we have by not investing in solutions we know do not deliver the results"
Newsom proposed a 2024 ballot initiative to improve how California treats mental illness, substance abuse, and homelessness
Black trans & nonbinary youth experience high rates of victimization & attempts by others to change their sexual orientation/gender identity
Grants will support 54 projects to bolster behavioral & mental health infrastructure expanding capacity of treatment facilities
“The experience of folks struggling with mental health-substance abuse issues shines a light on the need to shift away from the status quo”
CARE Court provides individuals with clinically appropriate, community-based & court-ordered mental health & substance use disorder treatment
CARE (Community Assistance, Recovery, & Empowerment) Court empowers Californians in crisis to access housing, treatment, and care
SB 964 increases investment in California’s mental health workforce and creates new opportunities for recent Masters in Social Work graduates
"To keep most vulnerable off California’s streets, we’re doubling down providing more services in record time & at a fraction of the price.”
