Existing law, the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act, provides for the involuntary commitment and treatment of a person who is a danger to themselves or others or ...

On October 10, 2023, the Governor signed Senate Bill (SB) 43, which made substantive changes to the Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) Act and a related provision ...

This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to modernize and improve California's behavioral health system.

1 мар. 2024 г. · On October 10, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom updated California's conservatorship law for the first time since the 1967 Lanterman-Petris-Short Act ...

1 февр. 2024 г. · Senate Bill (SB) 43 was recently signed by the Governor and expands the definition of Grave Disability. Grave Disability is one of the criteria ...

This bill expands the definition of “gravely disabled” to also include a condition in which a person, due to a mental health disorder or a substance use ...

6 сент. 2024 г. · SB 43 expands the terms by which mental health professionals may detain and treat individuals to include those with severe substance use disorders.

7 авг. 2023 г. · The bill expands the definition of 'gravely disabled' in a way that creates confusion and will lead to people being detained against their will.

28 сент. 2023 г. · SB 43 expands the definition of “grave disability,” making it much easier to involuntarily commit people to locked facilities for behavioral health reasons.