{"code":"WIC","codeName":"Welfare and Institutions Code","section":"5694","citation":"Welf. & Inst. Code, § 5694","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 5. COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES [5000. - 5987.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5"},{"name":"PART 2. THE BRONZAN-MCCORQUODALE ACT [5600. - 5772.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5/part-2"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2.5. Program Initiatives [5670. - 5698.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5/part-2/chapter-2.5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 4. Self-Help [5694. - 5694.5.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/division-5/part-2/chapter-2.5/article-4"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 948, Sec. 31.   (AB 2119)   Effective January 1, 2025.","effective":"2025-01-01","html":"<p>A community support program for persons who are homeless with a mental health disability should also assist its clients to establish self-help groups and peer counseling. An agency should offer each client a written individualized service plan that will specify the services to be provided as a result of discussions with the client and the rights of the client, as well as the expected results or outcomes of the services. A program should encourage each client to include family members, friends, the client’s primary therapist, and the client’s physician in the development of the client’s individualized service plan.</p>","text":"A community support program for persons who are homeless with a mental health disability should also assist its clients to establish self-help groups and peer counseling. An agency should offer each client a written individualized service plan that will specify the services to be provided as a result of discussions with the client and the rights of the client, as well as the expected results or outcomes of the services. A program should encourage each client to include family members, friends, the client’s primary therapist, and the client’s physician in the development of the client’s individualized service plan.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/welfare-and-institutions-code/self-help-5694","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}