Robert Garrova

An attorney representing the family of Rob Adams is criticizing police tactics and disputing the claim that he was armed with a gun when an officer opened fire.

The Newsom administration champions CARE Court as an innovative way to facilitate treatment to people with serious mental illnesses. But dozens of organizations say it’s too coercive, questioning its efficiency.

The new easy-to-remember number is billed as an alternative to 911 for people in psychiatric distress.

Teen Line trains between 60-80 L.A.-based youth a year to answer calls from their peers who may be experiencing a mental health crisis.

Mental health nonprofits across the state are training counselors to answer psychiatric emergency calls in anticipation of the hotline’s launch on July 16.

“This ruling ignores not only precedent but science, and will exacerbate the mental health crisis America is already experiencing,” the president of the American Psychological Association said in a statement.

JusticeLA and other groups want to see the county invest in 3,600 new community-based mental health beds.

El Monte Mayor Jessica Ancona told the news conference Tuesday that the officers were “essentially ambushed.”

Advocates, outreach workers and others are pushing to see the 350 bed facility opened up for medical and mental health care services after closing down in 2020.

Organizers say they’re seeing a dramatic increase of people seeking mental health support in the Asian American community. They’re working to connect youth with therapists for up to 10 free sessions.

Experts at UCLA and USC recommend taking a break from doom scrolling and offer resources for parents who need help with their mental health in the wake of the Uvalde, Texas shooting that took 19 young lives and two teachers.

Former mayor Harry Sidhu had been the main negotiator on the deal, now he’s the subject of a federal corruption probe.