Tomorrow, Los Angeles County will implement the Community
Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment (CARE) Act. Qualifying
individuals or entities can petition the Superior Court of Los Angeles
County to help connect eligible individuals to an array of
services, including mental health and housing services, via a
CARE Agreement or CARE Plan established and overseen by a
judicial officer.
Los Angeles County joins the seven counties of Cohort One –
Glenn, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, San Francisco, Stanislaus,
and Tuolumne – that began implementation of the CARE Act in
October 2023 as reported in a prior CSAC Bulletin
article. The remaining 50 counties are required to implement
the CARE Act by December 1, 2024 (unless an extension is granted
by the Department of Health Care Services, and no later than
December 1, 2025).
An updated listing of CARE Act court locations for the first
cohort counties and Los Angeles County, including where petitions
can be filed, where hearings take place, and the court days
specified for CARE Act proceedings, is available
here.
