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California has taken on a grand experiment when it comes to its CARE Courts–a judicial approach to getting people struggling with severe mental health issues into treatment programs. The law, which went into effect statewide last December, empowers judges to mandate that a person with mounting mental health problems undergo treatment, whether the person consents or not. Orange County is taking a different approach, however–with something called “relentless outreach” in getting mental health treatment to those that need it the most.
Lawmakers in Sacramento have proposed a bill that would prohibit online video streaming services, like Netflix and Amazon, from making their advertisements louder than the programs their viewers have subscribed to watch–and it has bipartisan support.

“Relentless Outreach” is Key to Orange County’s CARE Court Strategy

Giovanni Figueroa put 30,000 miles on his car last year, roaming the streets of Orange County, trying to determine who might be one of his missing clients with schizophrenia.

Figueroa is among the first to work for California’s brand new CARE Courts. While the 2022 law gives judges authority to force people into treatment, Orange County decided early on that its program would be utterly voluntary, leaning on the tenets of relentless outreach to coax, rather than coerce, people into care.

New Bill Targets Streaming Ads That Ring Out Louder Than Shows

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Ever been streaming a show or a movie and been jolted out of your entertainment reverie by an ad so loud it felt like it rattled the windows?

If California’s lawmakers have their way, those blaring commercials on streaming platforms might soon have the volume turned down.

A bill sailing through the Legislature with bipartisan support would prohibit online streaming services like Netflix and Hulu from cranking up the volume during commercials. The proposal would make the platforms comply with the same standards as a 15-year-old federal law that limits how loud traditional television and cable broadcasters can make their advertisements.

Every senator who was present that day voted for the bill when Umberg brought it to the Senate floor in late May.

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Orange County Takes Different Approach to Treat Mental Illness Through CARE Courts