Approximately 61 percent of the mental health population locked inside Los Angeles County’s...
Mental Illness
LA County to Gain 500 New Critically Needed Mental Health Care Beds
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to launch a two-year pilot program...
How One Young Man’s Mental Illness Is Raising His Risk of Deportation
By Christine Herman, Side Effects Public Media When José moved his family to the United States...
In Historic Move, LA County Supervisors Vote to Dump New $2.2 Billion Jail Project In Favor of New Mental Health Treatment Center No Longer Overseen by the Sheriff’s Dept.
On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to fundamentally change their...
To Get Mental Health Help for a Child, Desperate Parents Relinquish Custody
When Toni and Jim Hoy adopted their son Daniel through the foster care system, they did not plan to...
New Collaborative Mental Health Training Videos Aim to Improve Interactions Between SoCal Officers and the Mentally Ill
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, the Los Angeles Police Department, and the Long...