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Ventura County outlines roll‑out of Care Court, Prop 1 and behavioral‑health integration
Summary
County Behavioral Health described local preparations for Care Court and implementation steps for Proposition 1 and related 2024 state laws, saying launches will be phased and funding remains limited.
Ventura County behavioral‑health leaders told the Board of Supervisors on Dec. 10 that the county has launched planning and early operations for the state’s Care Court program and is preparing to implement major 2024 behavioral‑health laws, including Proposition 1 and changes tied to Senate Bill 43 and the BH Connect initiative.
County Behavioral Health Director Loretta Denering said Care Court is intended “to assist people with untreated schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders” and stressed that the court pathway “is not the only way, but it is one of many tools” the county will use to connect people to care. She said Ventura County has completed a mock trial and other preparations and officially launched its Care Court process on Dec. 2; county…
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