Articles Posted in Mental Health Court

Changes are afoot in California to California’s judicial diversion laws heading into 2026, especially around mental health diversion and how the courts administer collaborative treatment programs. These changes don’t completely rewrite diversion law, but they adjust eligibility and judicial discretion and introduce new administrative standards that will matter to defendants, attorneys, prosecutors, and judges in 2026. (A10 Assembly District Manager)

Here’s a summary of what is — and isn’t — changing:

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1. Proposed Legislative Changes to Mental Health Diversion (AB 46)