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This law was supposed to force more Californians into mental health treatment. What happened?

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Californians braced for major upheaval three years ago when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law meant to bring people with severe mental illnesses and addictions off the street and into involuntary treatment.

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    This law was supposed to force more Californians into mental health treatment. What happened? (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    Californians braced for major upheaval three years ago when Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law meant to bring people with severe mental illnesses and addictions off the street and into involuntary treatment.

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