Robert Garrova
I cover mental health at a time when L.A. — and the nation — is failing people who live with a serious mental illness. The L.A. County jail system is the de-facto mental health institution for our region, and people who want help with their mental health often can’t get it, even if they can afford it. I’ll work to help Angelenos understand how we got here and what reforms aim to change things. I’ll do this through the stories of people struggling with their own mental health and those trying to get care for a loved one.
My reporting has taken me to the edge of wildfires in California, the White Mountains of New Hampshire, steps away from a robot that’s now exploring Mars, and into the homes of countless Angelenos.
I’ve had many jobs in radio. I used to help produce and direct the flagship show for Marketplace, a daily business and economic news show. I also spent a couple years in the Northeast working as a reporter. I found my love of audio journalism while interning on LAist's (formerly KPCC’s) Off-Ramp in 2013.
I was born and raised in SoCal. I’m most proud when my journalism can help raise the voices of people struggling in this beautiful region stricken by inequality.
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Charter Amendment FF would would give all city peace officers the opportunity to be covered by the same pension plan no matter what department they work for. -
One big sticking point is that mental health workers want more time outside of therapeutic sessions to handle patient charts and other follow up.
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One UFO researcher called Big Tujunga Canyon a “window area” for paranormal encounters.
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Nearly 2,400 Southern California Kaiser mental health care workers are on Day 4 of a strike.
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The move comes after a state board deemed Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall in Downey unsuitable to house youths for the second time this year.
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More than 100 Kaiser mental health workers picketed outside the HMO’s medical center on Sunset Boulevard demanding higher wages, more prep time.
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Some 2,400 Kaiser mental health workers say they’re ready to start picketing on Monday.
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Officials say the FCC is poised to make crucial updates to how 988 calls get routed.
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L.A. County has until December to comply with state-mandated staffing requirements or move some 300 youths out of the facility.
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The new report suggests increasing public awareness and providing more funding to expand the program.
