Robert Garrova

The Antelope Valley nonprofit provides “wolf-based therapy” to youth and others suffering with their mental health. On Monday it broke ground on a $2 million expansion.

Isaias Cervantes was left paralyzed after a deputy shot him during a scuffle. Now Cervantes has been charged with assault.

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy says the effects of COVID-19 have been “devastating” for youth mental health. L.A. youth mental health professionals say they’re seeing depression, conflicts and some students who have forgotten how to socialize in person.

The vote to continue funding the contract comes amid extensive debate over how best to handle security on Metro’s lines.

Brandon Lopez’ family says he was experiencing a mental health crisis when he was shot and killed by Anaheim police in September after a standoff that included armored vehicles and a flash-bang grenade.

Olive View-UCLA Medical Center’s new Restorative Care Village will add more than 100 beds for people who may not have a place to live and need support beyond a short hospital stay.

The number of the county’s unarmed psychiatric response teams could roughly double under the plan, which anticipates next summer’s launch of 988, the national hotline for mental health crises.

Getting started with a therapist was a challenge before the pandemic. Now, as the CDC reports continued heightened anxiety and depression, providers and patients are saying finding and getting started with a psychologist is as difficult as ever.

The Board of Supervisors wants to take resources from Metro’s existing law enforcement contracts to explore unarmed alternatives with the Department of Mental Health.

The intent of the rule was to move away from the large asylums of the time, some of which had become notorious for inhumane treatment. But small, community-based facilities never materialized in the numbers that were needed.

The Sheriff’s Department partly blames a spike in COVID-19 cases. But experts say another part of the problem is the ever-increasing number of people with mental health disorders in L.A.’s jails.

The move follows former DA Jackie Lacey's dismissal of 66,000 old pot convictions last year.