The new state audit affirmed that more must be done with the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act to assist those who need long-term assisted outpatient treatment, something I have been advocating for a long time…. Earlier this year I introduced five bills to address and improve the LPS Act.
Tag: mental illness
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Santana: Orange County Touts New Community Model for Treating Mental Illness
Orange County leaders this week unveiled a $40 million, 60,000 square foot mental health campus in Orange aimed at radically shifting regional homelessness spending away from local police and more toward mental health treatment.
Posted inCountywide, News Briefs, Top Stories
Thousands Urge Knott’s to Reopen Controversial Halloween Show
As of 5 p.m. Thursday, 3,791 people had signed a change.org petition asking Knott’s Berry Farm to reverse its decision Tuesday to close a virtual reality scare show featuring patients in a mental institution.
Posted inCountywide, Government, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Greater Focus on Mental Health Care in OC, But Progress Remains Slow
For years, local political leaders largely ignored Orange County’s severe shortage of psychiatric beds, which has contributed to, among other things, the current homelessness crisis. But they are beginning to direct their policymaking to the problem.
Posted inCountywide, Government, News Briefs, Top Stories
County Leaders to Attend Summit on Reducing Incarceration of Mentally Ill
Officials will travel to Washington D.C. in April for the National Stepping Up Summit, which is focused on reducing number of adults in jails with mental illnesses and substance abuse disorders.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Investigative, Top Stories, Transportation
Report Reveals Uneven Progress Toward Well-being of OC’s Children
Teen pregnancies and high school dropout rates have plummeted in the past decade. But housing insecurity and mental illness hospitalizations are skyrocketing.
Posted inCountywide, Health & Wellness, Housing & Homelessness, Top Stories
OC Leaders Discuss Efforts for Homeless
Local government officials and nonprofit leaders sat down with the Voice of OC Community Editorial Board last week to talk about how the county succeeded and how it failed this year in the fight against homelessness.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Wellness, Top Stories
Homelessness Panel Urges Supervisors to Adopt Laura’s Law
The law, a big issue in the aftermath of the Kelly Thomas beating, would allow court-supervised outpatient treatment of mentally ill adults.
