San Rafael, CA – The public is invited to a community meeting September 8 to discuss the pros and cons of assisted outpatient treatment tied to California’s 13-year-old law known as Assembly Bill 1421, or “Laura’s Law.”
The session will take place at 4:30 p.m. September 8 at the Marin Health and Wellness Center in San Rafael. The purpose of the meeting is to provide information to stakeholders about AB 1421 and hear from the community. Staff from Marin County Health and Human Services will collect the feedback as the County considers recommendations to bring the subject before the Board of Supervisors this fall.
The program outlined in AB 1421 provides court-ordered intensive outpatient services for adults with serious mental illness and who meet a series of eligibility requirements, including not meaningfully participating in mental health services.
Counties must opt-in to this legislation, which requires provision of specific mental health services, including supportive housing, for people who meet the law’s criteria. The law does not allow for court-ordered medications. Of California’s 58 counties, three have implemented AB 1421; nine have adopted the law and are currently in the planning stages.
The September 8 meeting will be in Rooms 109/110 at the Wellness Center, 3240 Kerner Blvd., San Rafael.
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