ASSEMBLYMEMBER STEFANI, MAYOR LURIE, PRESIDENT MANDELMAN ANNOUNCE LEGISLATION TO KEEP PEOPLE WITH SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS ON PATH TO RECOVERY
SAN FRANCISCO — Today, Assemblymember Catherine Stefani, San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie, and Supervisor Rafael Mandelman announced legislation to allow courts to authorize involuntary medication as part of assisted outpatient treatment for people with serious mental illness.
Under current law, courts can order someone to participate in Assisted Outpatient Treatment, but they cannot authorize the...

