California wants to force people into mental health care. Advocates say it will backfire

Proposition 1 would raise $6.4bn for housing and treatment for people with mental health and substance use disorders. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

California’s Proposition 1 – the only statewide measure on the ballot – would significantly restructure California’s mental health system.

It is also one of the most complex and convoluted measures voters have had to decide on in recent years. The full text of the proposition in the state’s 112-page voter guide takes up 68 pages.