""We're coming up on a year (since he enrolled in CARE Court)," Farrell said. "And we are nowhere...we're probably in the same place we were when I filed. And maybe even worse off.""
""Gov. Gavin Newsom introduced CARE Court in 2022 in part as a way to bring people with serious mental illnesses off of California's streets.""
Jennifer Farrell searched repeatedly for her homeless 59-year-old brother, who has schizophrenia and meth use and has been intermittently homeless since 2017. Her brother briefly moved into a converted hotel in Oakland after enrolling in CARE Court but fled after five months and disappeared. Farrell reports little or no lasting progress nearly a year after enrollment and fears the situation may have worsened. Gov. Gavin Newsom introduced CARE Court in 2022 to help people with serious mental illnesses off the streets. State and county data, and interviews with service providers, participants and family members, highlight ways in which the program is struggling.
Read at The Oaklandside
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