{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wic-4340","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WIC § 4340","heading":"","body":"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.","path":["Welfare and Institutions Code - WIC","DIVISION 4. MENTAL HEALTH [4000. - 4390.]","PART 3. DEPARTMENTAL PROGRAM INITIATIVES [4340. - 4369.4.]","CHAPTER 1. Self-Help Programs [4340. - 4340.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"f60bc2b9225394d5be8bcc9e25bf03957c86c05b239abce5edf6256eb94ad882","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wic-4336","next":"us-ca/wic-4341"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}