Long Beach Approves LA28 Games Agreement, Unveils Community Crisis Response Dashboard

Long Beach City Council Approves Games Agreement for 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games

LONG BEACH — The Long Beach City Council May 14 approved with a 7 to 0 vote the games agreement with the Los Angeles organizing committee for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games or LA28. As a venue city, Long Beach will support the delivery of events during the LA28 Games and will host several sporting events in areas throughout the city. Long Beach is the second venue city to finalize its games agreement with LA28. The LA28 Games are scheduled to take place July 14, 2028, through Aug. 27, 2028.

The City of Los Angeles is the host city for the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games with select competitions and events located in other Southern California venue cities. As the venue city set to host the largest number of events other than the City of Los Angeles, Long Beach will play a pivotal role during the LA28 Games. The games agreement serves to establish governing principles and commitments for the city’s participation as a venue city while also providing a framework for how the city and LA28 will work together to coordinate and deliver a successful LA28 Games. Key elements include outlining the city’s role, such as the process for delivery of standard and enhanced public services and arranging for the reimbursement of city expenses through supplemental agreements currently in development between staff and LA28. The complete games agreement is available here.

Details: https://tinyurl.com/LB-2028-Games-Agreement 

Long Beach Health Department Launches New Dashboard Featuring Community Crisis Response Data

LONG BEACH — The City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services has launched a new data dashboard for the community crisis response (CCR) team, a five-person team that responds to a subset of calls-for-service to provide mental health support, health education and resource navigation for community members in need. The dashboard, which will be updated bi-weekly, hosts information about the amount, types and outcomes of the calls for service the CCR is dispatched to and will serve as a platform for providing interactive and timely information to the public. 

The CCR Data Dashboard offers a comprehensive look at calls for service that the team has responded to since its launch in July 2023. The dashboard is comprised of data collected from the city’s Emergency Communication Center, Long Beach Police Department and from CCR’s data portal. The dashboard will allow users to view data related to call types, response times, demographics of those who receive services from the team, and call outcomes.

The dashboard was modeled after other jurisdictions that operate teams similar to CCR. The data dashboard is one of the tools being used to inform the city’s local implementation of CCR within Long Beach while supporting the city’s response to the mental health needs of the community. By providing timely, recent data, the Health Department can enhance current initiatives using an equity lens.

When responding to calls for service, the team focuses on offering emotional de-escalation, connection to resources and referrals, and transportation to appropriate care services. Receiving support from the CCR team is voluntary; community members may choose to engage in or decline services offered when the team arrives on scene. The team may also receive calls where the person identified for support is no longer located where they were reported to be. These instances may result in a call that is unresolved.  

The CCR Team serves West Long Beach and Downtown. To learn more about the Community Crisis Response Team, visit longbeach.gov/ccr.

For more mental health resources longbeach.gov/mentalhealth.