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FILE - Tents line the streets of the Skid Row area of Los Angeles Friday, July 22, 2022. California will establish a new court program to steer and even force homeless people with severe mental disorders into treatment after lawmakers on Wednesday, Aug. 31, gave final approval to a proposal pitched by Gov. Gavin Newsom. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)The proposal will require counties to set up a special civil court to process petitions brought by family, first responders and others on behalf of an individual diagnosed with specified disorders, such as schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders.
Originally published at The Associated Press