SAVING LIVES –
April, 24, 2023 – Passage of California’s CARE Court law to reform California’s Mental Health Services Act, efforts in the State of Washington, and possibly in New York City, promise help for the tragic number of unhoused among us. California’s law may be a decent start in funding, hiring therapists and providing beds in facilities for the many tens of thousands who need it. What I would like to see more of, though, is recognition of the tens of millions of people afflicted with substance use disorders as a significant part of the same mental health conversation.
