The Los Angeles Fire Department is now recommending an end to the ongoing program to send mental health workers on non-emergency 911 calls. Assistant chief of the Emergency Medical Services Bureau ...

In one year, the program has responded to more than 6,000 calls, 96% of which didn't require armed police support. But will city budget woes doom the program?

The Los Angeles Fire Department has recommended ending a pilot program that sends mental health workers to non-emergency calls, saying it didn’t actually free up first responders and hospital ...

Starting at sunset Monday, Los Angeles City Hall will be lit green for 48 hours for Mental Health Awareness Month. The lighting is part of the WE RISE 2022 campaign which is aimed at advancing ...

The L.A. County Department of Mental Health announced Friday that it was the victim of a phishing email attack in October that may have compromised some clients' names, addresses and Social ...

She's LA County's director of the Department of Mental Health. She said her staff across the city have really risen to the occasion. But she says, in a way, people still have a lot of adrenaline.

In more than half of the nearly 3,000 serious use of force incidents reported between 2016 and 2019, civilians had some type of impairment. People described as having a mental health problem or as ...

LA Department of Mental Health Confirms Data Breach of Sensitive Patient Information Another healthcare data breach. By Aldohn Domingo Updated: May 20 2024, 22:40 PM EDT .

The Los Angeles Department of Mental Health notified some of their clients after their personal information may have been accessed during a data breach two months ago. It happened on March 20 when ...

The department currently has 34 mental evaluation teams that consist of a deputy and a mental health specialist, but Sheriff Robert Luna wants hundreds more. 24/7 Live Los Angeles Orange County ...