Los Angeles County Board Of Supervisors Motion, January 10, 2017, To Expand Mental Evaluation Teams

On January 10, 2017, the Los Angeles County Board Of Supervisors made this motion to expand mental evaluation teams. The expansion is to improve the outcomes of law enforcement encounters with the mentally ill and to:

Provide a rapid and compassionate response at the time and place the crisis is occurring,
De-escalate violent confrontations between law enforcement and persons with mental illness,
Avoid hospitalizations and/or arrests whenever possible, and
Decompress County emergency rooms and jails by getting the person to the appropriate care as quickly as possible . . .