Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 5585.10
General Provisions
Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2025
As of January 1, 2011
This part shall be construed to promote the legislative intent and purposes of this part as follows:
This part shall be construed to promote the legislative intent and purposes of this part as follows:
(a) To provide prompt evaluation and treatment of mentally disordered minors, with particular priority given to seriously emotionally disturbed children and adolescents.
(a) To provide prompt evaluation and treatment of minors with a mental health disorder, with particular priority given to a child or adolescent with serious emotional disturbance.
(b) To safeguard the rights to due process for minors and their families through judicial review.
(b) To safeguard the rights to due process for minors and their families through judicial review.
(c) To provide individualized treatment, supervision, and placement services for gravely disabled minors.
(c) To provide individualized treatment, supervision, and placement services for minors with a grave disability.
(d) To prevent severe and long-term mental disabilities among minors through early identification, effective family service interventions, and public education.
(d) To prevent severe and long-term mental disabilities among minors through early identification, effective family service interventions, and public education.
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