Disability Rights California Town Hall on Governor Newsom’s Framework for CARE Courts in California
Disability Rights California Town Hall on Governor Newsom’s Framework for CARE Courts in California
On March 10, 2022, Disability Rights California hosted a Town Hall event for DRC’s clients and community stakeholders to provide feedback about Governor Newsom’s CARE Court framework for providing services to unhoused people living with mental health disabilities and substance use disorders.
Disability Rights California Town Hall on Governor Newsom’s Framework for CARE Courts in California
On March 10, 2022, Disability Rights California hosted a Town Hall event for DRC’s clients and community stakeholders to provide feedback about Governor Newsom’s CARE Court framework for providing services to unhoused people living with mental health disabilities and substance use disorders.
Background
On March 3, 2022, Governor Newsom announced a policy framework for developing CARE Courts in all of California’s 58 counties, which could place Californians living with mental health disabilities and substance use disorders who experience homelessness and/or incarceration under court-ordered treatment. You can read more about the CARE Court framework here: Fact Sheet: CARE Court (*Note: This is a government fact sheet.)
At the Town Hall, drc staff provided up-to-date information and received feedback from attendees about the CARE Court framework, which is not yet law or a formal proposal. drc will provide feedback to the Governor during the stakeholder comment period.
You can send comments to CARECourtFeedback@disabilityrightsca.org.
Read DRC's Statement in response to Governor Newsom's Framework for CARE Courts.