Robert Garrova

An LAPD officer fatally shot Smith last week while he was experiencing a mental health crisis. A lawyer representing his family said the 45-year-old had been diagnosed with schizophrenia.

LAPD Chief Moore also questioned officers' actions in the fatal shooting of Takar Smith, although not in two other fatal incidents.

The 35-year-old was fatally shot by police on Jan. 3 after he allegedly stepped toward officers with a sharp metal object. Sanchez’s family said he was experiencing a mental health crisis.

RAND Corporation researchers say there was a ‘remarkable’ shift in the U.S. from in-person to virtual mental health care during the pandemic.

A dozen facilities in L.A. County will see an influx of funds thanks to the more than $480 million in grants for youth mental health coming from the state's Department of Health Care Services.

The goal is to offer the suicide prevention training sessions virtually, in-person at a recreation center and at schools and churches around L.A starting early next year.

The jail’s head doctor said he was facing a roughly 40% vacancy in mental health positions.

According to a Gallup poll, four out of 10 U.S. workers say their job has a “somewhat” or “extremely” negative effect on their mental health.

A patchwork of efforts across the city and county of L.A. struggle to meet the demand for psychiatric crisis response. “No matter how much you ask for the help, getting the help is not something that is guaranteed,” one mother told LAist.

Managers here say the Koreatown Mental Health Center should be able to keep a caseload of as many as 1,000 clients.

The majority of women said they had mental health concerns, but they didn’t seek help for them.

According to a new report from the L.A. County Department of Health, fentanyl overdose deaths went up nearly 1,300% from 2016 to 2021.