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Supervisors hear push to enact Laura’s Law in San Francisco after local and out‑of‑county results
Summary
Supervisor Mark Farrell introduced legislation and a ballot measure to bring assisted outpatient treatment ("Laura's Law") to San Francisco. Speakers — including Mayor Ed Lee, the Wilcox family and clinicians — cited Nevada County and New York evidence of reduced hospital days, arrests and homelessness for high-need patients. (298 characters)
Supervisor Mark Farrell introduced legislation and a proposed November ballot measure to implement Laura’s Law — a form of assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) for people with severe mental illness who are repeatedly unable to engage in voluntary care — and assembled local health and public-safety leaders and family advocates to make the case.
Farrell described case histories of family caregivers who lose contact with adult children whose severe mental illness causes them to deteriorate. He said Laura’s Law would provide a civil…
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