STEPPING UP INITIATIVE

Diverting mentally ill from jail into treatment aids everyone

By Molly O'Neal | East Bay Times

In recognition of the fact that we cannot continue to jail
individuals with mental illness, Santa Clara County, together with
neighboring Alameda, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Santa Cruz and San
Francisco counties and more than 420 counties nationwide, signed on
to the Stepping Up Initiative to reduce the number of people with
mental illness in our jails. The goal is to divert people suffering
from mental illness away from the jail and into treatment.

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