The Family & Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the California Family Rights Act (CFRA) both can provide protections to caregivers, such as leave of absence and claims for interference with these rights, as well as claims for retaliation against exercising rights to FMLA and CFRA leaves.
Who is eligible for the CARE Act program? CARE Act focuses on individuals, 18 years of age or older, who are diagnosed with schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders and are not engaged in treatment, substantially deteriorating, and/or unlikely to survive safely in the community without supervision.
Senate Bill (SB) 1338 (Umberg, Chapter 319, Statutes of 2022) established the Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act, which provides community-based behavioral health services and supports to Californians living with schizophrenia spectrum or other psychotic disorders who meet health and safety ...
The 6 principles of the Care Act include empowerment, protection, prevention, proportionality, partnership, and accountability.
The Community Assistance, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act authorizes specified adult persons to petition a civil court to create a voluntary CARE agreement or a court-ordered CARE plan that can include treatment, housing support, and other services for persons with untreated schizophrenia or other psychotic ...
Recognize their feelings and express your understanding back to them. Don't be afraid to relate on a personal level. Ask them what they can do to get better. Encourage them to seek support or talk to someone.
Laura's Law is a California state law that allows for court-ordered assisted outpatient treatment. To qualify for the program, the person must have a serious mental illness plus a recent history of psychiatric hospitalizations, jailings or acts, threats or attempts of serious violent behavior towards self or others.
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