Murphy conservatorships, a type of LPS conservatorship, are appropriate when criminal defendants, as a result of mental illness, are deemed incompetent to participate in felony proceedings against them but require ongoing mental health treatment due to grave disability, dangerousness and for public safety.

The Community Conservatorship Program is an innovative program built upon a collaboration between the Alameda County Public Guardian-Conservator (LPS Unit), the Public Defender, the Superior Court, Alameda County Behavioral Health, County Counsel and the acute and subacute care facilities of Alameda County.

The program provides a supportive community based system for LPS conservatees to access services designed to guide and direct them towards stabilization while living in the community. The target population for the program are adult residents of Alameda County who, through clinical assessment, both meet LPS criteria for grave disability and could safely stabilize within the community with intensive wraparound services in place.