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Board approves mental-health contract amendments; family members raise concerns about involuntary holds
Summary
The board approved amendments to agreements with Didi Hirsch for crisis hotlines and survivor support services and discussed pending state legislation (AB 2156) that would broaden criteria for involuntary holds, prompting objections from family members who say the process can be abusive.
The Orange County Board of Supervisors approved amendments to agreements with Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services on March 13 to continue crisis-prevention hotline and survivor-support services and to implement program expenditures under the Mental Health Services Act (Proposition 63).
During public comment, family members of an individual who has been subject to multiple involuntary holds criticized the county's use of involuntary…
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