California proposal to treat homeless with BH issues troubling to advocates.

PATIENT advocacy; PSYCHOSES; MENTAL health; PATIENT-centered care; HOMELESSNESS; HOUSING; HUMAN security

Stabilizing people with hard‐to‐treat mental illnesses and substance use disorders and getting Californians off the street and into housing is the impetus behind a new framework announced by Gov. Gavin Newsom earlier this month, which includes court‐ordered psychiatric treatment. The new plan, however, does not meet the approval of the state's mental health advocates, who say forcing people into care violates their civil rights. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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