CAL. WIC. CODE § 5001 : California Code - Section 5001

Search CAL. WIC. CODE § 5001 : California Code - Section 5001

The provisions of this part shall be construed to promote the legislative intent as follows:

(a)To end the inappropriate, indefinite, and involuntary commitment of mentally disordered persons, developmentally disabled persons, and persons impaired by chronic alcoholism, and to eliminate legal disabilities;

(b)To provide prompt evaluation and treatment of persons with serious mental disorders or impaired by chronic alcoholism;

(c)To guarantee and protect public safety;

(d)To safeguard individual rights through judicial review;

(e)To provide individualized treatment, supervision, and placement services by a conservatorship program for gravely disabled persons;

(f)To encourage the full use of all existing agencies, professional personnel and public funds to accomplish these objectives and to prevent duplication of services and unnecessary expenditures;

(g)To protect mentally disordered persons and developmentally disabled persons from criminal acts.

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