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DIVISION 5. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES 5000-5952›PART 4. THE CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT 5850-5883›CHAPTER 1. Interagency System of Care 5850-5878.3›ARTICLE 11. Services for Children with Severe Mental Illness 5878.1-5878.3

§ 5878.2

California Welfare and Institutions Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

For purposes of this article, severely mentally ill children means minors under the age of 18 who meet the criteria set forth in subdivision (a) of Section 5600.3.

(Added November 2, 2004, by initiative Proposition 63, Sec. 5. Operative January 1, 2005, pursuant to Sec. 16 of Prop. 63.)

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