If you're enjoying this article, you'll love my daily morning newsletter, How To LA. Every weekday, you'll get fresh, community-driven stories that catch you up with our independent local news. L os Angeles County is in the process of setting up CARE Court, a new state-mandated program that could create new ways for people suffering from serious mental illness to get the treatment they need. But there are challenges, including the question of how to staff it. The idea for CARE Court is that people struggling with an untreated illness, like schizophrenia, could be referred to a court-ordered care plan that a county health worker or even a family member could initiate.

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