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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