Welf. & Inst. Code, § 4340 · Chapter 1. Self-Help Programs
Welf. & Inst. Code, § 4340
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
The State Department of Health Care Services may maintain a statewide mental health prevention program directed toward a reduction in the need for utilization of the treatment system and the development and strengthening of community support and self-help networks. The State Department of State Hospitals may support the establishment of self-help groups, which may be facilitated by an outside entity, subject to the approval of the hospital administrator, at state hospitals.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 34, Sec. 72. (SB 1009) Effective June 27, 2012.
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