The Board voted to implement Laura's Law. We finally got the result we fought for. Stay alert as this moves into the next phase.
September 19, 2011
Final supporters
Petition
To: San Diego County Supervisors Greg Cox, Bill Horn, Diane Jacob, Ron Roberts, Pam Slater-Price
From: The Undersigned Citizens of San Diego County
We, the undersigned citizens of San Diego County, hereby petition you, the supervisors of San Diego County, to pass a resolution implementing Laura’s Law in our county.
Laura’s Law (AB 1421) was passed by the California legislature in 2002 and patterned after Kendra’s Law of New York. However, its implementation is not mandatory and can only be adopted by a resolution of each county’s board of supervisors. Kendra’s Law or similar legislation has been successfully adopted by several other states and counties throughout the US. Laura’s Law is assisted outpatient treatment, sustained and mandated for those in the community most overcome by the symptoms of severe mental illness, and for those for whom current voluntary services have not worked. By providing assisted outpatient treatment, Laura’s Law will create an effective tool for people with severe mental illnesses like schizophrenia to get help before they become a danger to themselves or others. It will help stop the violence committed upon them or by them. It will stop the revolving door that spins too many people in and out of hospital emergency rooms, jails, and living on the streets of our county. It will save our county and the US taxpayers from continuing to shoulder the costs of these least effective options. It will protect the rights and the safety of our citizens, especially the 40-50% of those with serious mental illnesses who have no insight into their own illness and refuse the very treatment that could help them. Individual rights are fully protected under this law as the treatment recipient must meet comprehensive criteria before mandated treatment can be ordered.
We believe that Laura’s Law can be implemented in our county without diminishing funds for existing mental health programs. The San Diego Mental Health Court Calendar and Assertive Community Treatment are two programs funded by the Mental Health Services Act and now in place to support implementation.
We urge you, our supervisors, to help prevent so much needless suffering of innocent people by enabling these seriously mentally ill citizens to receive the beneficial treatment they need. Laura’s Law will bring real treatment to people who need it most.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
July 27, 2011
Reached 100 supporters
September 12, 2010
September 10, 2010
We are approaching the one hundred signature mark. Send this link to someone who needs to see it right now.
13 Comments
I believe we desperately need Laura's Law in San Diego. Those with mental illness are sometimes the forgotten citizens who suffer along with their family a terrible existence.
We need this law. These folks do not belong on the streets or in our already overcrowded jails.
San Diego needs to adopt Laura's law t and help many families and their loved ones suffering from mental illness. The county also needs mobile crisis team vs the ineffective PERT or IHOT resources that county has created to address the issue.
My adult daughter is homeless in San Diego and has paranoid schizophrenia. She does not believe that there is anything wrong with her mentally and will not accept her family's entreaties to get help. Laura's Law would be immensely helpful to her and to us. There is no down side to this law. It offers the ability to help mentally ill people who roam the streets and sleep under bridges before they lose all aspects of their humanity. My granddaughter needs her mother back: please pass this law. Thank you.
My brother-in-law is schizophreinic and has gone of his med's.He has a special needs trust his Mother set up, for he becomes severaly disabled without them he was on conservtership and in mental facilities for years.We need help.
Please sign this law, it is essential for those in need.
Please vote yes on Laura's Law.
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The Board voted to implement Laura's Law. We finally got the result we fought for. Stay alert as this moves into the next phase.
September 19, 2011
Final supporters
Petition
To: San Diego County Supervisors Greg Cox, Bill Horn, Diane Jacob, Ron Roberts, Pam Slater-Price
From: The Undersigned Citizens of San Diego County
We, the undersigned citizens of San Diego County, hereby petition you, the supervisors of San Diego County, to pass a resolution implementing Laura’s Law in our county.
Laura’s Law (AB 1421) was passed by the California legislature in 2002 and patterned after Kendra’s Law of New York. However, its implementation is not mandatory and can only be adopted by a resolution of each county’s board of supervisors. Kendra’s Law or similar legislation has been successfully adopted by several other states and counties throughout the US. Laura’s Law is assisted outpatient treatment, sustained and mandated for those in the community most overcome by the symptoms of severe mental illness, and for those for whom current voluntary services have not worked. By providing assisted outpatient treatment, Laura’s Law will create an effective tool for people with severe mental illnesses like schizophrenia to get help before they become a danger to themselves or others. It will help stop the violence committed upon them or by them. It will stop the revolving door that spins too many people in and out of hospital emergency rooms, jails, and living on the streets of our county. It will save our county and the US taxpayers from continuing to shoulder the costs of these least effective options. It will protect the rights and the safety of our citizens, especially the 40-50% of those with serious mental illnesses who have no insight into their own illness and refuse the very treatment that could help them. Individual rights are fully protected under this law as the treatment recipient must meet comprehensive criteria before mandated treatment can be ordered.
We believe that Laura’s Law can be implemented in our county without diminishing funds for existing mental health programs. The San Diego Mental Health Court Calendar and Assertive Community Treatment are two programs funded by the Mental Health Services Act and now in place to support implementation.
We urge you, our supervisors, to help prevent so much needless suffering of innocent people by enabling these seriously mentally ill citizens to receive the beneficial treatment they need. Laura’s Law will bring real treatment to people who need it most.
Updates
Reached 250 supporters
July 27, 2011
Reached 100 supporters
September 12, 2010
September 10, 2010
We are approaching the one hundred signature mark. Send this link to someone who needs to see it right now.
13 Comments
Definitely needed. I've hoped for this to happen for years. I have a mentally ill adult child.
I believe we desperately need Laura's Law in San Diego. Those with mental illness are sometimes the forgotten citizens who suffer along with their family a terrible existence.
We need this law. These folks do not belong on the streets or in our already overcrowded jails.
San Diego needs to adopt Laura's law t and help many families and their loved ones suffering from mental illness. The county also needs mobile crisis team vs the ineffective PERT or IHOT resources that county has created to address the issue.
My adult daughter is homeless in San Diego and has paranoid schizophrenia. She does not believe that there is anything wrong with her mentally and will not accept her family's entreaties to get help. Laura's Law would be immensely helpful to her and to us. There is no down side to this law. It offers the ability to help mentally ill people who roam the streets and sleep under bridges before they lose all aspects of their humanity. My granddaughter needs her mother back: please pass this law. Thank you.
My brother-in-law is schizophreinic and has gone of his med's.He has a special needs trust his Mother set up, for he becomes severaly disabled without them he was on conservtership and in mental facilities for years.We need help.
Please sign this law, it is essential for those in need.
Please vote yes on Laura's Law.
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Definitely needed. I've hoped for this to happen for years. I have a mentally ill adult child.