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| Calif. Gov. skeptical of expanding mental health court |
| By San Francisco Chronicle |
| Published: 11/13/2007 |
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CALIFORNIA - While San Francisco's Behavioral Health Court has many supporters, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger remains skeptical the model should be expanded around the state. Last month, he vetoed a bill introduced by State Sen. Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, which would have formally authorized Superior Courts around California to develop mental health courts and would have created minimum standards for them. Several mental health courts exist around California, but Steinberg hoped the law would encourage more counties to consider developing their own. He told The Chronicle addressing mental health is one of the keys to reducing recidivism and reforming the state's troubled, crowded prison system. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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