Yolo County Funds Pilot Program To Boost Mental Care

Last week, Yolo County supervisors approved a mental health pilot program aimed at curbing hospitalization and incarceration of individuals with mental illnesses who do not meet emergency or conservatorship criteria. The program -- which leverages a mix of mental health counseling, case management and psychiatric care -- adds about $65,000 to Turning Point Community Programs for outpatient treatment, enough to treat at least four clients.

• "Yolo County Aims To Bolster Care for Mentally Ill People" (Smith, Sacramento Bee, 7/6).