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Newsom Proposes Plan to Force Care for Mentally Ill, Homeless

by Vanessa Serna


SAN JOSE, Calif.—Amid California’s homeless crisis, some residents suffering from severe mental health and substance use disorder might be forced to receive care by court order under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new proposal announced on March 3.

Newsom unveiled a plan on Thursday to combat homelessness and mental illness by proposing court-ordered care focused on housing and medical services.

“We’ve done a deep analysis of what’s working [and] what’s not working in our care system,” Newsom said at a San Jose press conference…


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