March 2, 2026

All 58 Counties Focused on Making CARE Court a Success

Sacramento, CA – The County Behavioral Health Directors Association (CBHDA) released the following statement from CBHDA Executive Director Michelle Doty Cabrera on counties’ implementation of CARE Court. 

 “All 58 counties are focused on making CARE Court a success; we must remember that a petition for CARE Court is a cry for help. The idea of measuring success on the numbers of people who are in need in any given community fails to account for those counties who may have already done an excellent job of connecting individuals with care that prevented them from falling into crisis. Nor does it recognize the time needed to build trust with individuals in need of services. We will work with the administration to do everything we can to spread the word and bring those in need into services which is our true north.”

 CBHDA also emphasized new data released today by the Newsom Administration indicating that more than 4,000 individuals considered for CARE Court have been reached and connected to services without need to engage the court. 

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The County Behavioral Health Directors Association of California (CBHDA) is a nonprofit advocacy association representing the behavioral health directors from each of California’s 58 counties, as well as two cities (Berkeley and Tri-City).