{"id":1954879,"date":"2023-06-22T22:26:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T02:26:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-residents-fear-new-bill-gives-mental-health-professionals-authority-to-emancipate-12-year-olds-from-parents\/"},"modified":"2023-06-22T22:27:36","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T02:27:36","slug":"california-residents-fear-new-bill-gives-mental-health-professionals-authority-to-emancipate-12-year-olds-from-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-residents-fear-new-bill-gives-mental-health-professionals-authority-to-emancipate-12-year-olds-from-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"Californians worry about bill granting mental health professionals power to &#8217;emancipate&#8217; 12-year-olds from parents."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-residents-fear-new-bill-gives-mental-health-professionals-authority-to-emancipate-12-year-olds-from-parents%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1954879&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>California Residents Fear Potential Changes to Child Custody Laws<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>California residents fear mental health professionals are one step closer to giving custody of minors 12 and older to the state after lawmakers advanced a bill on Tuesday that aligns with existing laws for children to receive certain services without parental consent.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Tuesday, lawmakers in the state\u2019s Senate Judiciary Committee advanced <a href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB665\">Assembly Bill 665<\/a>, which gives minors over the targeted age group authority to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eight-months-after-january-6-prosecutors-make-aggressive-maneuvers-as-defendant-attempts-suicide-another-beaten-in-jail\/\" title=\"Eight Months After January 6, Prosecutors Make Aggressive Maneuvers As Defendant Attempts Suicide, Another Beaten In Jail\">receive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">mental health services<\/a><\/a> from counselors and therapists who could allegedly sign off on children checking into state-run youth shelters as long they provide evidence of serious physical or mental harm to themselves or others, or if they\u2019re a victim of incest or child abuse.<\/p>\n<p>Although the bill\u2019s text does not explicitly contain language that changes the state\u2019s child welfare system or removal processes, some Californians allege the law \u2014 authored by Democrats Assembly Member Wendy Carrillo and State Senator Scott Wiener \u2014 indicates \u201cparental separation and emancipation of minors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe authors want to change the law to let a 12-year-old opt out of their home on a whim, invoking parental separation and emancipation of minors without any claim of danger or parental consent,\u201d Nicole Pearson, an attorney, said in her testimony against the bill, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/california\/california-assembly-bill-665\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Free Beacon<\/a>. \u201cThis is child emancipation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Wiener, however, argues the bill \u201cprotects children.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt makes children safer,\u201d he said. \u201cIt makes children healthier. It\u2019s unfortunate that this bill, like so many, has been caught up in this right-wing outrage machine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carrillo claimed the state would \u201cnever\u201d pass a law that strips parental discretion or remove access to their children.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s been a lot of misinformation and lies about this bill to the point that it has national and international attention as to how we <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-moves-toward-giving-therapists-unconditional-power-to-emancipate-12-year-olds-from-their-parents\/\" title=\"California seeks to grant therapists unrestricted authority to \"emancipate\" 12-year-olds from their parents.\">treat mental health services<\/a> for young people in the United States and California,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p><b data-stringify-type=\"bold\"><\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Equitable Access to Mental Health Services for California Youth<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/youthlaw.org\/resources\/californias-ab-665-equitable-access-mental-health-services#:~:text=AB%20665%20would%20grant%20youth,require%20consent%20from%20a%20guardian.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Center for Youth Law<\/a>, minors of the targeted age group can receive healthcare through private health insurance plans and have the authorization to consent to outpatient care on their behalf when considered mature enough to participate. The new bill would give youth over 12 the ability to consent to mental health counseling regardless of insurance type.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cYouth relying on the state\u2019s Medi-Cal program \u2014 offered to families with lower incomes \u2014 cannot access mental health care on their own without approval from a parent or guardian, unless they meet a much higher need level,\u201d the center\u2019s website reads. \u201cThis added barrier to support prevents many tweens and teens from getting the care they need and threatens their well-being.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Weiner also noted the bill only applies to low-income children in Medi-Cal, the state\u2019s Medicaid program.<\/p>\n<p>Pearson said in her testimony that if lawmakers wanted to remove the parental consent requirement for minors to receive mental health services through Medi-Cal, they could change California\u2019s welfare code and keep <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-residents-fear-new-bill-gives-mental-health-professionals-authority-to-emancipate-12-year-olds-from-parents\/\" title=\"Californians worry about bill granting mental health professionals power to 'emancipate' 12-year-olds from parents.\">state-run shelters\u2019 admittance rules<\/a> the same.<\/p>\n<p>However, the National Center for Youth Law\u2019s attorney Taylor Chambers said that changing the code would convolute billing for doctors and counselors.<\/p>\n<h3>Parental Authority and Controversial Legislation<\/h3>\n<blockquote>\n<p>California Democrats have launched a campaign to strip parental authority over their children, specifically in the name of \u201cgender affirmation.\u201d Last week, the Senate Judiciary Committee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/california-state-senator-warns-parents-to-flee-state-after-gender-affirmation-bill-advances\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">advanced<\/a> separate legislation to accuse parents of child abuse if they refuse to affirm their children\u2019s gender identity.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Last year, Weiner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/california-senate-passes-transgender-refuge-bill-eroding-parental-rights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">authored<\/a> a bill that passed, making California a haven for children who wish to go through transgender surgeries and parents who support them in the procedures while making it more difficult for those who do not want their child to go through such treatments.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California residents worry that mental health professionals are nearing the authority to grant custody of minors aged 12 and above to the state. This concern arises as lawmakers in the Senate Judiciary Committee recently moved forward with Assembly Bill 665, which aligns with existing laws allowing children to access specific services without parental consent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":429,"featured_media":1954880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1954879","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1954879","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/429"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1954879"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1954879\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1954880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1954879"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1954879"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1954879"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}