Push for mental health services instead of jail time

Push for mental health services instead of jail time

The move to create a statewide mental health diversion program is advancing. On Thursday, the Assembly Appropriations Committee approved a bill that would allow people diagnosed with mental illness who committed nonviolent, petty offenses to be eligible for mental health services instead of jail time.

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