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What California's CARE Court Data Show
Two years post-launch, California's CARE Court has filed 2,421 petitions statewide, with only 528 resulting in treatment agreements, reflecting slower progress than initial projections.
- Governor Gavin Newsom's CARE Court program has filed just 2,421 petitions through July, with only 528 resulting in treatment agreements or plans.
- Narrow eligibility and staffing problems have slowed CARE Court, with eligibility limited to psychotic disorders and Colusa County last year deprioritizing the court due to vacancies and no state funding for staff.
- County records show Los Angeles County filed 511 petitions with no graduations, San Diego County Superior Court received 384 petitions with about 35% leading to CARE agreements, and Orange County Health Care Agency received at least 176 petitions, reached 14 agreements, and ordered one CARE plan.
- Courts are dismissing a significant share of petitions, with about 45% dismissed statewide and 65% in San Francisco; a July state report found many dismissed people lacked county services, while a pending legislative bill to expand CARE Court lacks staffing funds.
- A 2024 ballot measure provided $6.4 billion for housing, while state CARE Court expenditures total $159.6 million and critics warn the program wastes money with fewer than 550 served.
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What California's CARE Court data show
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