Students and experts acknowledged both benefits of and ethical concerns with a new statewide mental health program. Under Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment Court program, people including family members and first responders will be able to petition those with severe mental health or substance use disorders into treatment, according to the California Health and Human Services Agency. Read more...

Photo: The United States Courthouse in Los Angeles is pictured. A new statewide program will allow people, including family members and first responders, to petition those with severe mental health and substance use disorders into civil courts, where a judge may compel them to follow a state-administered health plan. (Wikimedia Common Courtesy via Mike Jiroch)