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California’s CARE Court law has led to mostly voluntary mental health treatment, with few court orders due to trust-based outreach.
Two years after California enacted a law allowing courts to mandate treatment for individuals with severe mental illness, the state is primarily using voluntary, intensive outreach rather than coercion.
Social workers in counties like Orange County conduct repeated visits—sometimes dozens—to build trust with people with conditions like schizophrenia, supported by funding from the CARE Court program that covers costs traditional healthcare doesn’t.
As of late September, over 600 people statewide entered care voluntarily, but only 19 were court-ordered, reflecting a widespread preference for persistent, non-coercive engagement over legal enforcement.
Judges rarely use their authority to compel treatment, believing trust and patience yield better outcomes.
La ley de la Corte CARE de California ha llevado a un tratamiento de salud mental en su mayoría voluntario, con pocas órdenes judiciales debido a un alcance basado en la confianza.