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LA County Dept of Mental Health Director on homelessness, schools, jails and more (scpr.org)

 

Dr. Jonathan Sherin leads the largest Mental Health department in the nation and its challenges are deep and wide-ranging.

  • Mental health challenges related to homelessness in Los Angeles, including the plan to convert a mental health facility in Canoga Park into transitional housing for the homeless and the Mental Health Department’s visits to a homeless encampment in Whittier

  • The closure of “board-and-care” homes

  • The plan to replace the Men’s Central Jail in Downtown with a mental health hospital for inmates

  • The department’s role in the newly signed AB 1810, which gives some criminal defendants the option to undergo a mental health program instead of jail time

  • What plans the Department has for expanding medication-assisted treatment for people with opioid use disorders

  • Los Angeles County is asking the Governor to pursue a federal waiver that would allow Medicaid funds to be used for mental health related hospital stays

  • According to a recent study, depression and other mental health issues are on the rise in teens and young adults

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