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For Decades, Los Angeles Jailed People with Mental Health Needs.

(7 days ago) Los Angeles County’s reliance on incarceration instead of treatment for people with mental health needs represents a colossal failure: 39 percent of the nearly 15,000 people held in Los Angeles County jails on December 15, 2022 have mental health needs, and researchers have found that 61 percentof people … See more

https://www.vera.org/news/for-decades-los-angeles-jailed-people-with-mental-health-needs-now-its-finally-prioritizing-treatment

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Los Angeles County Jail Conditions for the Mentally Ill …

(7 days ago) WebAnother 116 people were 19 or 20 years old. Twenty-six teenagers aged 16 to 18 with mental illnesses were incarcerated in Los Angeles on Aug. 10, 2022. Most people with mental illnesses in Los …

https://theappeal.org/los-angeles-county-jails-mental-health-care-conditions/

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America's Mental Health Crisis Hidden Behind Bars - NPR

(9 days ago) WebNew inmates with a mental illness arrive daily in the Los Angeles County jail system. It now holds more than 5,000 inmates with a mental illness who've had run-ins with the law.

https://www.npr.org/2020/02/25/805469776/americas-mental-health-crisis-hidden-behind-bars

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He got off death row, now helps mentally ill inmates in L.A. - Los

(5 days ago) WebSeeking redemption: A death row inmate’s journey into L.A. County’s largest psych ward. A simple but radical program has changed the lives of dozens of mentally ill …

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-12-13/12-years-on-death-row-now-county-jail-helping-inmates-with-mental-illness

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How inmates are helping others struggling with mental …

(6 days ago) WebRoughly 2,800 inmates are behind bars at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility in downtown Los Angeles, all of them men struggling with mental illness.

https://abc7.com/twin-towers-correctional-facility-inmates-mental-health-merit-masters/10719804/

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From LA jail, two inmates pioneer care for mentally ill …

(8 days ago) WebWith more than 5,000 inmates struggling with mental health issues, the Los Angeles County jail is the largest jail system in the United States. It also holds another unofficial title: the nation

https://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2021/0518/From-LA-jail-two-inmates-pioneer-care-for-mentally-ill-peers

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Some mentally ill people are stuck in L.A. jails, report says - Los

(Just Now) WebMarch 13, 2024 3 AM PT. People with mental illnesses who are in conservatorships are being held in Los Angeles County jails even after their criminal charges are dropped, …

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-13/some-people-with-mental-illnesses-remain-in-l-a-county-jails-after-charges-are-dropped-report-says

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Move 7,000 mentally ill inmates from jail to treatment centers, say …

(5 days ago) WebThe Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, Sept. 27 asked for a report on how to move more than 7,000 inmates with mental health conditions out …

https://www.dailynews.com/2022/09/27/move-7000-mentally-ill-inmates-from-jail-to-treatment-centers-say-la-county-supervisors/

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Mental health support for others gives death row inmate purpose

(Just Now) WebAn inmate-led mental health program at L.A.'s Twin Towers Correctional Facility views kindness and Jail in Los Angeles County is a bleak place. Inmates live …

https://www.latimes.com/california/newsletter/2023-12-14/in-mental-health-support-for-others-a-death-row-inmate-finds-his-purpose-essential-california

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Los Angeles County Locking Up More Mentally Ill …

(7 days ago) WebData from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) shows that in 2015, more than 3,700 people with mental illnesses were locked up in county jails. By 2022, that number increased to almost …

https://theappeal.org/los-angeles-county-locking-up-more-mentally-ill-people/

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LA County board of supervisors approves additional mental health

(4 days ago) WebLOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Additional mental health support is coming to a local jail for mentally ill inmates. The Los Angeles County board of supervisors …

https://abc7.com/twin-towers-la-county-correctional-facility-mental-health-intensive-care-unit/13262414/

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LA County advances plans for 500 mental health inmate beds

(7 days ago) WebLOS ANGELES — In what’s billed as a first step toward slashing the population of county jails, the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to begin the …

https://www.avpress.com/news/la-county-advances-plans-for-500-mental-health-inmate-beds/article_aa0fbd24-d35b-11ed-9909-0be86f4329d4.html

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Estimating the Size of the Los Angeles County Jail Mental Health

(4 days ago) WebIn June 2019, more than 5,500 people in Los Angeles County jails were in mental health housing units and/or were taking psychotropic medications. Based on …

https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR4328.html

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Differential Incarceration by Race-Ethnicity and Mental Health …

(1 days ago) WebObjective: This study analyzed race-ethnicity and arrest charge data from the Los Angeles (LA) County jail mental health (JMH) population to examine disparities by race and …

https://ps.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ps.201900429

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LA County Board advances plans for 500 mental health inmate beds

(9 days ago) WebLA County Board advances plans for 500 mental health inmate beds. In what’s billed as a first step toward slashing the population of county jails, the Los …

https://theavtimes.com/2023/04/04/la-county-board-advances-plans-for-500-mental-health-inmate-beds/

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Inmate Mental Health Assistants

(1 days ago) WebMental Health Assistants at LA County Jail. Inmates in the Los Angeles Jail system have developed an innovative program of care and support for their peers with mental illness. …

https://inmatementalhealthassistants.com/

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Los Angeles County supervisors ignore the jailed mentally ill

(6 days ago) Web“More than two years after the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted to close MCJ, during the Sixteenth Reporting Period, there were an average of 926 …

https://www.pasadenastarnews.com/2023/11/11/los-angeles-county-supervisors-ignore-the-jailed-mentally-ill/

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Los Angeles County Department Of Health - Jail Mental Health …

(Just Now) WebThe program provides mental health services for incarcerated adults in Los Angeles County jails. Address: 450 Bauchet St. Los Angeles CA 90012. Hours: SITE HOURS: …

https://locator.lacounty.gov/lac/Location/3176088/los-angeles-county-department-of-mental-health---jail-mental-health-services---twin-towers

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Custody Reports Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department

(5 days ago) WebCustody reports and information regarding inmates in Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department custody. Search; Home; Now Hiring! Careers; Reserves; Volunteer …

https://lasd.org/transparency/custodyreports/

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Innovative County Program Takes Mentally Ill Homeless Inmates …

(3 days ago) WebLos Angeles County is home to the world’s largest jail system with an average daily inmate population of about 17,000, roughly one-third of whom suffer from …

https://dmh.lacounty.gov/veterans/odr-housing-agency-spotlight/

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In landmark move, L.A. County will replace Men’s - Los Angeles …

(9 days ago) WebLos Angeles County supervisors narrowly approved a plan Tuesday to tear down the dungeon-like Men’s Central Jail downtown and build at least one mental …

https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-jail-construction-20190212-story.html

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California Moves Faster to Transform Mental Health System for All, …

(9 days ago) WebSeven counties initially implemented the CARE Act in October 2023 and Los Angeles county implemented it in December 2023. more community behavioral …

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/05/14/california-moves-faster-to-transform-mental-health-system-for-all-with-urgent-focus-on-most-seriously-ill-homeless/

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Marking Mental Health Awareness Month, First Partner Siebel …

(9 days ago) WebLOS ANGELES — Yesterday, California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom visited Hollywood High School to participate in a roundtable and town hall …

https://www.gov.ca.gov/2024/05/07/first-partner-youth-mental-health-roundtable/

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California Adults With Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Are …

(5 days ago) WebSummary: This policy brief uses data from the 2022 California Health Interview Survey to analyze the distribution of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and positive …

https://healthpolicy.ucla.edu/our-work/publications/adult-adverse-childhood-experiences-policy-brief-2024

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Los Angeles puts 66 probation officers on leave for misconduct …

(9 days ago) WebTue 14 May 2024 13.02 EDT. The Los Angeles county probation department announced on Monday that it has put 66 of its officers on administrative leave in the past …

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/14/los-angeles-county-probation-officers-leave

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Editorial: Treating mentally ill accused felons - Los Angeles Times

(6 days ago) WebAn inmate stands in his cell in the High Observation Mental Health unit of Los Angeles County’s Twin Towers Correctional facility in 2015. The state has offered …

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2021-02-26/mentally-ill-accused-felons

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BEAM's Black Healing Remixed is back in LA - ABC7 Los Angeles

(9 days ago) WebWednesday, May 15, 2024 3:52PM. kabc. In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month ABC7 Eyewitness is highlighting the work of BEAM (Black Emotional and Mental …

https://abc7.com/post/beam-black-healing-remixed-mental-health-family/14821008/

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Why was 2023 such a deadly year in Los Angeles County jails?

(1 days ago) WebNo one knows. Feb. 2, 2024. In Los Angeles County, those lapses are readily apparent in the rising number of overdoses. Last year, Sheriff’s Department …

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-03-26/why-was-2023-such-a-deadly-year-in-los-angeles-county-jails

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Jimmy Carter 2024 news: Jason Carter, 1 of - ABC7 Los Angeles

(5 days ago) WebRosalynn Carter made mental health advocacy one of her key areas of focus as Georgia and America's first lady. In 1977, Carter made it her signature cause, notably …

https://abc7.com/post/jimmy-carter-2024-news-jason-1-of-grandchildren-former-president-rosalynn-gives-health-update/14819365/

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Tulare County inmate among suspects in Kern prison homicide …

(7 days ago) WebAccording to the CDCR, on Monday at around 2:20 p.m., two incarcerated men Andrew L. Espinoza, 29, of Los Angeles County, and Frank Vasquez, 44, of Tulare …

https://www.yahoo.com/news/tulare-county-inmate-among-suspects-060009392.html

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California makes $3.3 billion available for mental health beds - Los

(7 days ago) WebGov. Gavin Newsom is set to announce Tuesday that the state will make $3.3 billion in funding available by July to begin building inpatient and outpatient mental …

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-14/california-3-3-billion-available-for-mental-health-beds

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Family seeks answers after police kill mentally ill K-Town man - Los

(7 days ago) WebBefore Yong Yang was fatally shot by Los Angeles police last week inside his parents’ Koreatown home, his mother tried for two days in a row to get help from mental …

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-10/lapd-officers-kill-mentally-ill-man-in-k-town

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Bill could end holdup for studies on psychedelics - Los Angeles …

(3 days ago) WebBill could end holdup for California research on psychedelics and addiction treatment. Dr. Keith Heinzerling takes a bottle of psilocybin pills from a safe at the Pacific …

https://www.latimes.com/science/story/2024-05-07/california-bill-could-end-holdup-for-studies-on-psychedelics-and-addiction-treatment

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Why we struggle to find meaning and happiness at work - Los …

(4 days ago) WebBut today too many of us have made the mistake of anointing work as our main source of meaning. Seventy percent of employees say their jobs define their sense of …

https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2024-05-10/work-jobs-employment-mental-health-happiness-psychology

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