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County reports faster linkages for people with mental illness under arraignment pilot but warns budget cuts could halt the program
Summary
A multi‑agency Mental Health Arraignment Calendar pilot in Santa Clara County reduced service timelines and expedited dispositions for competency cases, but presenters and the court warned staffing and budget cuts could end the pilot and the county's drug/mental health court work.
County and court staff told the Public Safety and Justice Committee that the Mental Health Arraignment Calendar pilot has shortened timelines for people with serious mental illness and sped access to treatment and resolutions.
Brandon Cabrera, who supervises the D.A.’s mental health programs unit, said that the county’s arraignment calendar — a once‑weekly collaborative docket — allowed agencies to confer, prepare release planning,…
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