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Constitutional Law

Jun. 17, 2026

Presence is not participation

As California expands CARE Court, meaningful access and communication must remain central to due process.

K. Chike Odiwe

Civil Rights Attorney
The Law Offices of Kenneth C. Odiwe, PC

2880 Zanker Road, Ste 203
San Jose , CA 95134

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Presence is not participation
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California launched CARE Court with an ambitious promise. The state would intervene earlier in the lives of people experiencing severe mental illness, connect them with housing and treatment, and reduce the revolving door between homelessness, psychiatric crisis, emergency rooms and incarceration. The program aimed to address a reality that families, service providers and local governments have confronted for years: some individuals live with psychiatric conditions so sev...

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