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Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law Friday 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.
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Gov. Newsom introduced CARE Court to bring more people experiencing severe mental illness into treatment. It has helped fewer people than he projected, but a new law will make more people eligible for it.
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