Orange County Faces Challenges In Implementing CARE Court System
July 18, 202310m 28s
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Show Notes
Starting this fall, judges in 8 counties will be put in charge of ordering treatment for people with serious psychotic illness. Some politicians say these new CARE Courts will clean up the streets, while health advocates argue a courtroom is no place for vulnerable patients. In Orange County, officials are balancing this tension as they start to implement the controversial new plan.
Reporter: April Dembosky, KQED
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