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County updates supervisors on Care Court roll-out and Behavioral Health Services Act planning
Summary
Sacramento County staff updated the Board on Care Court implementation (caseloads, referrals, placements) and on planning to implement the Behavioral Health Services Act (Prop 1/BHSA), including community outreach and new BHSA housing-set-aside rules.
County behavioral-health officials briefed the Board of Supervisors July 22 on two ongoing initiatives: the state Care Court program that creates a voluntary court-based pathway into intensive mental-health services for people with schizophrenia-spectrum and similar disorders, and planning to implement the Behavioral Health Services Act (BHSA), the 2024 voter measure that refocuses Mental Health Services Act funds.
Care Court update: Ryan Quist, director of Behavioral Health, said Sacramento began accepting petitions in December and now has 74 petitions filed; 16 respondents have been accepted into Care Court to date. Staff said roughly two-thirds of petitions that reach a court hearing…
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