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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President Trump is expected to issue an executive order suspending issuance of green cards for at least 60 days. Temporary workers would be spared. -
"I think if there is a part of this that's hopeful for us, it is that the mortality rate now has dropped a lot," said L.A. County's public health director.
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The preliminary results indicate that somewhere between 221,000 and 442,000 L.A. County adults have the disease, which also suggests a far lower mortality rate.
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One shelter that's at capacity had to turn away 32 women last week, compared with 10 for the entire month of February.
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"The longer this goes on, the damage in terms of trauma is going to be enormous."
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Kids are at home instead of school, so teachers and others can't report suspected abuse.
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Here's the big concern: "These children are out of sight and that's really frightening."
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A Santa Monica board and care home for people living with a mental illness has at least one confirmed case of COVID-19, according to L.A. County officials.
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It's crucial if we want to figure out how deadly COVID-19 is, how far it has spread, and when we might be able to stop sheltering at home.
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Antibody testing is crucial to figuring out the extend of COVID-19's spread, how deadly it is, and when we might be able to end social distancing.
