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Cal. Welf. & Inst. Code § 5856

Target Client Population

Known as the Children’s Mental Health Services Act

The act spans §§ 5850 to 5886 (39 sections).

Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 948, Sec. 51

For the purposes of this part, “children with serious emotional disturbance” means those minors under 18 years of age as described in paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 5600.3.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.