History

Question 1

History

Answer 1

• March 4th 2020 BOS approve motion directing DMH and CEO to report on assessment of of LA County’s current crisis response system and make recommendations for addressing gaps;
• In the following week, ATI (Alternatives to Incarceration) workgroup released final report and recommendations: for over a year this group met and engaged with community members and leaders on how to develop “Care first, jail last” system.
• BOS voted to establish an office to advance ATI initiatives: 5 key strategies:
  
  1. Expand and scale community-based holistic care and services through capacity building and service coordination;
  2. Utilize bx. Health responses for those MH/substance/homeless/unemployment and other situations caused by unmet needs; avoid and minimize law enforcement responses;
  3. Support and deliver pre-trial release and diversion services.
  4. Provide effective treatment services in alternative placements instead of jail time
  5. Coordinate the implementation of ATI recommendations, ensuring that strategies eliminate racial disparities and to authentically engage and compensate syste-impacted individuals.

Question 2

June 23 2020

Answer 2

deaths of George Floyd and Breanna Taylor

On this date a BOS motion and similar one from LA City Council, affirmed a demand for non-law enforcement response to crises.

ACR chaired by Dr. Sherin and Dr. Bob Ross (chair of the ATI