REPORT: $236 Million Gavin Newsom Program to Help the Mentally Ill Has Helped Only 22 People in Four Years

A $236 million program heralded by California Governor Gavin Newsom that was intended to help get mentally ill people off the street has helped a whopping 22 people in four years, according to new reports.

That sounds about right for Newsom. Wouldn’t you like to know how much the people who ran this program were paid?

It’s fascinating how California keeps throwing massive amounts of cash at their homeless problem and the problem just keeps growing, while lots of people get wealthy by running these programs.

The New York Post reports:

Gavin Newsom shoots down claim $236M program for California’s mentally ill has helped just 22 people in four years

California Governor Gavin Newsom’s $236 million program to help those with severe mental illness who bounce between homelessness and jail has helped a measly 22 people since the its launch in 2022, a new report reveals.

Newsom’s CARE Court was billed as a “completely new paradigm” to get the mentally ill off the streets and into treatment, with up to 12,000 people expected to benefit, the Daily Mail reported.

But only 22 people have been sent to treatment over the past four years, after a state analysis found that up to 50,000 could be eligible for the program.

The 22 court-ordered cases were among roughly 3,000 petitions filed statewide as of October. Of those, only 706 were approved, including 684 voluntary agreements that never intended the meet program’s goal, according to the Daily Mail.

Newsom has denied the report.

People don’t seem very surprised by this news.

There’s more than one way to commit fraud against taxpayers. Newsom’s CA does them all. https://t.co/NlwmXLEVY6

— Sam Adolphsen (@SamAdolphsen) January 27, 2026

Dems are using social welfare programs to funnel fraud. You think they're outraged about ICE? Nah, they're losing their money laundering operations. If they actually help people, they lose the opportunity (money) to help people. Their model is based on need, not outcomes for a… https://t.co/MNmNoj5cYO

— The Quiet Collapse (@_quietcollapse_) January 28, 2026

Wonder why taxes are so high in Cali.? Well..there ya go!! These are the biggest scams of our country's lifetime. They've gone unchecked because both sides of the aisle are involved! https://t.co/jkC7xDbLj9

— Based teacherUSA (@Dh70Jimi) January 27, 2026

Again and again the money never gets to the people it's supposed to help.
Where's the money @CAgovernor @GavinNewsom? https://t.co/0hp5ex4zbw

— TAM (@tm4csons) January 28, 2026

Maybe if Newsom was doing his job instead of wasting all of his time dunking on Trump on social media, the outcomes would be different.

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