Marin will soon become the latest county to implement a statewide initiative aimed at undertaking one of California’s most complex challenges: guiding individuals with severe psychotic disorders into stable housing and treatment.
The initiative stems from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2022 CARE Act, which established a network of specialized courts to support those suffering from untreated mental illnesses within the schizophrenia spectrum. The act empowered third parties—such as family members, roommates, first responders, health care…