New Los Angeles Program Working To Divert Mentally Ill, Homeless From Jail [CaliforniaHealthLine.org]

Samantha Sangenito 10/24/144:00 AM

Court. Jail. Homelessness. Repeat.

That cycle so familiar to many Californians with mental illnesses may soon be interrupted thanks to the new Third District Diversion and Alternative Sentencing Program in Los Angeles County.
Designed for adults who are chronically homeless, seriously mentally ill, and who commit specific misdemeanor and low-level felony crimes, the demonstration project could help reduce recidivism by as much as two-thirds, Third District Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky said.
Similar diversion programs have produced promising results in other metropolitan areas -- Bexar County (San Antonio), Texas and Miami-Dade County in Florida, for example -- fueling hopes for change here, according to L.A. program supporters.

[For more of this story, written by Stephanie Stephens, go to http://www.californiahealthlin...ntally-ill-from-jail]

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