CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1615Introduced by Assembly Member ArambulaFebruary 22, 2019 An act relating to immigrants. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1615, as introduced, Arambula. Mental health: anti-immigration activities and rhetoric.Existing law governs the operation and financing of community mental health services for the mentally disordered in every county through locally administered and locally controlled community mental health programs.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to mitigate the impact of anti-immigration activities and rhetoric on the mental health and well-being of children in immigrant families in California by, among other things, investing in community-based treatment modalities.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to mitigate the impact of anti-immigration activities and rhetoric on the mental health and well-being of children in immigrant families in California by providing funding and promoting linkages between health care and other community services, such as immigration legal services, through improved care coordination; establishing cross-program coordination, such as schools and behavioral health care; and investing in community-based treatment modalities. CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1615Introduced by Assembly Member ArambulaFebruary 22, 2019 An act relating to immigrants. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 1615, as introduced, Arambula. Mental health: anti-immigration activities and rhetoric.Existing law governs the operation and financing of community mental health services for the mentally disordered in every county through locally administered and locally controlled community mental health programs.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to mitigate the impact of anti-immigration activities and rhetoric on the mental health and well-being of children in immigrant families in California by, among other things, investing in community-based treatment modalities.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 1615 Introduced by Assembly Member ArambulaFebruary 22, 2019 Introduced by Assembly Member Arambula February 22, 2019 An act relating to immigrants. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST ## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1615, as introduced, Arambula. Mental health: anti-immigration activities and rhetoric. Existing law governs the operation and financing of community mental health services for the mentally disordered in every county through locally administered and locally controlled community mental health programs.This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to mitigate the impact of anti-immigration activities and rhetoric on the mental health and well-being of children in immigrant families in California by, among other things, investing in community-based treatment modalities. Existing law governs the operation and financing of community mental health services for the mentally disordered in every county through locally administered and locally controlled community mental health programs. This bill would state the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to mitigate the impact of anti-immigration activities and rhetoric on the mental health and well-being of children in immigrant families in California by, among other things, investing in community-based treatment modalities. ## Digest Key ## Bill Text The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to mitigate the impact of anti-immigration activities and rhetoric on the mental health and well-being of children in immigrant families in California by providing funding and promoting linkages between health care and other community services, such as immigration legal services, through improved care coordination; establishing cross-program coordination, such as schools and behavioral health care; and investing in community-based treatment modalities. The people of the State of California do enact as follows: ## The people of the State of California do enact as follows: SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to mitigate the impact of anti-immigration activities and rhetoric on the mental health and well-being of children in immigrant families in California by providing funding and promoting linkages between health care and other community services, such as immigration legal services, through improved care coordination; establishing cross-program coordination, such as schools and behavioral health care; and investing in community-based treatment modalities. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to mitigate the impact of anti-immigration activities and rhetoric on the mental health and well-being of children in immigrant families in California by providing funding and promoting linkages between health care and other community services, such as immigration legal services, through improved care coordination; establishing cross-program coordination, such as schools and behavioral health care; and investing in community-based treatment modalities. SECTION 1. It is the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to mitigate the impact of anti-immigration activities and rhetoric on the mental health and well-being of children in immigrant families in California by providing funding and promoting linkages between health care and other community services, such as immigration legal services, through improved care coordination; establishing cross-program coordination, such as schools and behavioral health care; and investing in community-based treatment modalities. ### SECTION 1.