The Efforts Adopted In Los Angeles To Build A Mental Health-Law Enforcement Partnership To Divert Individuals From Jail & Into Treatment

On September 16, 2016, the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health released this document on the efforts adopted in the city to build a mental health-law enforcement partnership. These efforts are being made to divert offenders with mental illness to treatment, rather than jail. One of the programs mentioned is the Just In reach (JIR) supported housing program, a health-based housing program intended to reduce jail re-incarceration rates among homeless individuals . . .