California has asked the Supreme Court not to review the state’s new CARE Court program, partially because it says all treatments through the program are voluntary.
The Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Court program is a new treatment program in California designed to give treatment and housing to people diagnosed with schizophrenia. The program allows people to petition for the court-ordered treatment of a family member, client or other specified relationship.
The law was opposed by multiple civil rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union, the Western Center on Law and Poverty and Disability Rights California. The groups argue
