"A bill in California could enforce this, but it had not been passed in Stanislaus County. Known as Laura’s Law, the bill allows courts to order what’s known as

"A bill in California could enforce this, but it had not been passed in Stanislaus County. Known as Laura’s Law, the bill allows courts to order what’s known as assisted outpatient treatment (AOT) to people with severe mental illness if they meet specific criteria, including previous hospitalisations or arrests, being noncompliant with outpatient treatment, and becoming dangerous to themselves or others." Outpatient treatment can cause further harm, worse than what the illness will do, depending on what it is. In many cases of mental illness the underlying cause is physical, and if you shove antidepressants or antipsychotics on those people they just might get worse rather than better.