Sacramento Bee: Few state issues more pressing than criminalization of mental illness
Government too often avoids its responsibilities to severely mentally ill people.
Government too often avoids its responsibilities to severely mentally ill people.
SACRAMENTO, CA – A bipartisan group of legislators, led by Senate Mental Health Caucus Chair Jim Beall and Chair of the Assembly Select Committee on Mental & Behavioral Health, Assemblymember Sebastian Ridley-Thomas, announced today a package of legislation moving forward this year dedicated to improving the lives of Californians suffering from mental illness.