Two Valley Counties Split On 'Laura's Law' For Mental Health Treatment [KVPR.org]
Following a mass shooting in the U.S., like last week’s attack on a nightclub in Orlando, there are often calls to improve mental health services. Two of the valley’s most populous counties are taking very different approaches on one key California law that advocates say could help more people receive treatment they otherwise wouldn’t seek. Kern and Fresno Counties are at odds over something known as Laura’s Law. Laura’s Law is named after Laura Wilcox who was killed by a mentally ill man in...