Where are you, and could you get here fast? He replied within minutes

Um, hello, Gray.

Yes, I do remember you on this project.

I'm in Hamburg aboard the Stubnitz.

I just spoke to the team here, and they're okay with me leaving to help you guys.

He replied

Neither.

I will get started.

Did you wanna take that? Because I think you made a really good point, but I'm not sure the listeners know the depth of it.

Yes.

In California, we have court-ordered mental health evaluations where any person can request to the county that there's a person who may be a danger to themselves or others or gravely disabled, so unable to live safely in the community.

This is in addition to the process where anyone can call 911 and request mental health support.

The problem with calling 911 for mental health support is that it can be limited to a point-in-time assessment where it's linked to an emergency.

And when someone is chronically living in such a state that they can't live safely in the community, sometimes this can be dismissed as, well, this is the person's baseline.

And so for these court-ordered mental health evaluations, the county is required to do the evaluation and have a more thorough review than a just a moment-in-time assessment.

If we're gonna put someone in involuntary care, we better have resources to give them, the programming to give them, and the care that's gonna help improve their lives rather than hurt it.