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LA Briefs: Mental Health Dept. Provides Ongoing Assistance While Celebrating Pride & Juneteenth and JCOD Launches Pretrial Services Pilot

LACDMH Celebrates Juneteenth & Pride with Two Events for Black & LGBTQIA2-S+ Communities

LOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health or LACDMH hosted two community celebrations last weekend; a Rainbow Resilience Pride event in West Hollywood and Juneteenth in South Los Angeles. Both events were supported by the California Mental Health Services Authority or CalMHSA and were an extension of LACDMH’s Take Action for Mental Health, L.A. County campaign to encourage people to take action on their mental health for themselves and others year-round.

“LACDMH is proud to partner with communities throughout Los Angeles County to break down barriers to mental health care and wellbeing,” said LACDMH Director Dr. Lisa H. Wong. 

In addition to these June events, LACDMH encourages county residents in every diverse community to utilize the resources available through the department and its partners, including the 24/7 Help Line at 800-854-7771, 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, iPrevail digital wellness platform, walk-in clinics and peer resource centers and partnerships with many L.A. County agencies and organizations. 

Details: dmh.lacounty.gov

 

JCOD Launches Independent Pretrial Services Pilot Program

LOS ANGELES — The Justice, Care and Opportunities Department or JCOD launched its Independent Pretrial Services Pilot program July 1 at Airport Courthouse in Los Angeles.

The pilot program is the culmination of several months of planning and collaboration among multiple stakeholders including the Los Angeles Superior Court, health and justice county departments, the Defense Counsel Bar, the LA County District Attorney’s Office, various city attorney offices and contributions from community-based organizations and justice-involved individuals.

This program marks a milestone in JCOD’s efforts to implement the Board of Supervisors’ Care First vision to establish LA County’s independent pretrial services agency in JCOD. The program offers voluntary service connections, including court hearing reminders, transportation, emergency housing and care management services unique to each person’s need.

In the coming months, JCOD will launch voluntary service linkages to additional courthouses and begin the necessary steps to implement conditional releases.

Details: https://jcod.lacounty.gov.

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