On Tuesday, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to fundamentally change their...
Mental Illness
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...
Supervisors Want a Plan To Stop LA County From Unnecessarily Criminalizing Its Mentally Ill
On Tuesday, August 14, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will vote on a motion that, if...
The Inmate Suicide Crisis Plaguing San Diego County’s Jails
Inmates in San Diego County’s jail system commit suicide at much higher rates than inmates in...
LASD Civilian Commission Calls for 37 More Mental Evaluation Teams to De-Escalate Mental Health Crises
On Thursday, the civilian commission overseeing the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department...