Robert Garrova

A total of 96 beds where patients can get 24/7 psychiatric care are slated for the L.A. General Medical Center project.

News of several overdoses at the Century Regional Detention Facility is prompting questions about Sheriff's Department transparency and accountability

Experts warn there’s still much to be done to meet the mental health needs of people living on the streets. They say programs that provide psychiatrists in the field have shown promise.

County officials say they'll continue on without city help. The program, which launched two years ago, was touted for innovation when it was first announced in 2020.

The justices ruled 6-3 to reverse a lower court opinion that found bans on sleeping in public unconstitutional.

Yong Yang, 40, was fatally shot May 2 by an LAPD officer in his family’s home after his parents made a call to the county Department of Mental Health asking for help.

Both the city and county of L.A. have alternative response teams that can be called to respond when someone is experiencing a mental health crisis.

The new program, called CARE Court, allows family members and others to petition a court to step in with a care plan for someone living with serious, untreated mental illness.

A plan to turn a property across the street from the Men’s Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles into interim housing is in line with a larger "Care First, Jails Last" policy.

Goals include centralizing dispatch operations and evaluating crisis response programs that provide alternatives to police.

Police say they’re working to de-escalate confrontations with people in crisis, but an LAist investigation found deadly outcomes persist.

The officers are the latest to be temporarily removed from duty while authorities investigate youth-on-youth violence at the Downey facility.