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Families and advocates urge Alameda County to adopt AB1421 (Laura’s Law) for assisted outpatient treatment
Summary
Multiple family members and advocacy groups urged supervisors to place AB1421 (Laura’s Law) back on the board’s agenda, saying assisted outpatient treatment could prevent suicides and repeated crises among people with severe mental illness; speakers criticized county stakeholder processes as excluding family voices.
During public comment at the Sept. 15 Board of Supervisors meeting, several family members and advocates urged the board to adopt AB1421—commonly called Laura’s Law—arguing assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) can prevent suicides and repeated crises.
"Please do not let suicide be their last choice," one speaker said, urging supervisors to support outpatient involuntary treatment as an intervention for…
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