NAMI Of Greater Los Angeles County Starts Two-Year Contract With LA County DMH To Launch The Licensed Adult Residential Care Association To Improve Quality Of Housing For People With SMI

The National Alliance on Mental Illness Greater Los Angeles County (NAMI GLAC) started two-year grant-funded contract with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (DMH) to launch the Licensed Adult Residential Care Association (LARCA). The new entity will advocate and increase survivability for operators of Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (RCFEs) and Adult Residential Facilities (ARFs) in the county. This Association will stabilize, sustain, and improve the quality of permanent housing for individuals with serious mental illness (SMI), from formerly homeless individuals to seniors, as well as individuals with other disabilities in Los Angeles County who . . .