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CARE Court to Launch in Los Angeles County Tomorrow

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
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NORWALK, Calif., Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn, Fourth District, in collaboration with the Superior Court of Los Angeles County (the Court), Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH), and Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office/Independent Defense Counsel Office (IDCO) announced the launch of the state-funded Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment program, better known as CARE Court.

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  • NORWALK, Calif., Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn, Fourth District, in collaboration with the Superior Court of Los Angeles County (the Court), Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH), and Los Angeles County Public Defender's Office/Independent Defense Counsel Office (IDCO) announced the launch of the state-funded Community Assistance, Recovery and Empowerment program, better known as CARE Court.
  • LA County CARE Court was initially set to launch in December 2024, but the Court and the County agreed to move the start date up one year to provide early access to this new valuable tool to County residents.
  • "Implementing CARE Court in Los Angeles will help create change systemically in the lives of individuals who are struggling with mental illness," said Supervisor Kathryn Barger, Fifth District.
  • "I would like to thank our partners at the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, the Los Angeles County Chief Executive's Office, the Los Angeles County Public Defender, the Independent Defense Counsel's Office, and the Board of Supervisors, particularly Supervisor Hahn, for engaging so deeply and collaboratively, enabling the County and the Court to launch CARE Court one year earlier than required so that qualifying individuals can begin receiving the care they need and deserve to stabilize and succeed."

Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services Announces Annual Walk & Community Event "Alive Together: Uniting to Prevent Suicide"

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Thursday, September 29, 2022
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LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services (Didi Hirsch), home of the nation's premier Suicide Prevention Center and a leading provider of whole-person mental health and crisis care, today announces "Alive Together: Uniting to Prevent Suicide", a walk and community-building event that is raising funds to support the work of Didi Hirsch's Suicide Prevention Center. The Center offers comprehensive, compassionate crisis care for kids, adults and families in an emotional or suicidal crisis. With increasing focus on rebuilding stronger, more equitable, and more connected communities, the event on Sunday, October 23rd at 7:45 AM PDT encourages supporters to walk 2,160 steps (about one mile) at Exposition Park in Los Angeles– mirroring the number of lives lost each day to suicide worldwide.

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  • LOS ANGELES, Sept. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services (Didi Hirsch), home of the nation's premier Suicide Prevention Center and a leading provider of whole-person mental health and crisis care, today announces "Alive Together: Uniting to Prevent Suicide", a walk and community-building event that is raising funds to support the work of Didi Hirsch's Suicide Prevention Center.
  • In 2021, the Didi Hirsch Suicide Prevention Center counseled more than 135,000 callers on the hotline.
  • "Didi Hirsch is dedicated to providing suicide prevention solutions for the growing mental health crisis in our country," said Didi Hirsch's Chief Executive Officer Lyn Morris, LMFT.
  • Founded on principles of health equity and innovation, Didi Hirsch has been providing whole-person mental health and crisis care to children, adults and families since 1942.

Worldwide Industry for Residential Substance Abuse and Mental Health Facilities to 2030 - Identify Growth Segments for Investment

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Thursday, December 3, 2020
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Where is the largest and fastest growing market for the residential substance abuse and mental health facilities market?

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  • Where is the largest and fastest growing market for the residential substance abuse and mental health facilities market?
  • It compares the residential substance abuse and mental health facilities market with other segments of the residential substance abuse and mental health facilities market by size and growth, historic and forecast.
  • Western Europe was the second largest region accounting for 19% of the global residential substance abuse and mental health facilities market.
  • The residential substance abuse and mental health facility services market consists of sales of residential substance abuse and mental health facility services and related goods by entities (organizations, sole traders and partnerships) that provide residential substance abuse and mental health facility services.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND HEADSPACE PARTNER FOR WELLBEING: FREE MEDITATION AND MINDFULNESS CONTENT FOR LOS ANGELES COUNTY RESIDENTS

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Tuesday, April 28, 2020
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Los Angeles, CA, April 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) announced today it has teamed up with Headspace, a global leader in mindfulness and meditation, to offer free Headspace Plus subscriptions for Los Angeles County residents as a mental health resource during this unprecedented public health crisis.

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  • Los Angeles, CA, April 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) announced today it has teamed up with Headspace, a global leader in mindfulness and meditation, to offer free Headspace Plus subscriptions for Los Angeles County residents as a mental health resource during this unprecedented public health crisis.
  • Taking the time to care for your physical and mental health is especially important right now.
  • The offer is available to Los Angeles residents who dont currently have a Headspace Plus subscription.
  • The mental health and wellbeing of the people of Los Angeles County remains the top priority of LACDMH.

Psych Hub and Mental Health Leaders Unite to Release Comprehensive COVID-19 Resource Hub

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Tuesday, April 7, 2020
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The Resource Hub is a collaboration among several leaders in the mental health community, including Psych Hub, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, American Psychological Association, Mental Health America, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness; government partners the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health; national healthcare payors Aetna, a CVS Health company, Anthem, Inc., Beacon Health Options, Centene Corporation, Cigna, Humana, Optum, and UnitedHealthcare; and academic partners Columbia University Department of Psychiatry and UCLA Division of Population Behavioral Health.

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  • The Resource Hub is a collaboration among several leaders in the mental health community, including Psych Hub, the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, American Psychological Association, Mental Health America, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness; government partners the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health; national healthcare payors Aetna, a CVS Health company, Anthem, Inc., Beacon Health Options, Centene Corporation, Cigna, Humana, Optum, and UnitedHealthcare; and academic partners Columbia University Department of Psychiatry and UCLA Division of Population Behavioral Health.
  • "The COVID-19 pandemic is impacting the mental health of every American," said former U.S. Representative Patrick J. Kennedy, co-founder of Psych Hub and founder of The Kennedy Forum.
  • "We're gratified to see so many key stakeholders in the mental health field unite to answer the call.
  • To access the free COVID-19 Mental Health Resource Hub, please visit https://psychhub.com/covid-19/ .

LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH PARTNERS WITH THE MUSIC CENTER FOR ‘WE RISE 2020’ AT GRAND PARK

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Thursday, March 5, 2020
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Los Angeles, CA, March 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) is proud to announce it has selected The Music Centers Grand Park teamas the WE RISE 2020 event producing partner.

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  • Los Angeles, CA, March 05, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) is proud to announce it has selected The Music Centers Grand Park teamas the WE RISE 2020 event producing partner.
  • Launched in 2018, WE RISE brings the Los Angeles County community together forcourageous conversations around mental wellbeing, treatment accessibility and combatting stigma.
  • WE RISE is one of many initiatives of the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health designed to promote wellbeing and raise awareness about available mental health resources, said Dr. Johnathan Sherin, M.D., Ph.D, Director of LACDMH.
  • A vibrant outdoor gathering place, Grand Park is a beautiful public park for the entire community in Los Angeles County.

MNA: Nurse-Backed Mental Health Bills Advance Favorably on Beacon Hill as Governor, Lawmakers Eye Enhanced Mental Health Funding and Parity

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Wednesday, February 12, 2020
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Our legislation will help solve these problems and we look forward to our elected officials comprehensively tackling our state's behavioral health crisis."

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  • Our legislation will help solve these problems and we look forward to our elected officials comprehensively tackling our state's behavioral health crisis."
  • At the same time elected officials are signaling investment in mental health, hospital executives are eliminating or proposing to close essential services.
  • The two MNA mental health bills that have advanced favorably are:
    An Act Relative to Creating Intensive Stabilization and Treatment Units within the Department of Mental Health (S. 1163/H.
  • 1719),sponsored by Sen. Marc Pacheco, D-Taunton and Rep. Patricia Haddad, D-Somerset, creates male and femaleIntensive Stabilization and Treatment units within the state Department of Mental Health.

Why We Rise Announces “Changing Lives Through TV & Film” Series

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Wednesday, January 8, 2020
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Los Angeles, CA, Jan. 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Why We Rise is proud to announce the "Changing Lives Through TV & Film" Series, presented by the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (DMH), on Friday evening, January 10th and Saturday, January 11th.

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  • Los Angeles, CA, Jan. 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Why We Rise is proud to announce the "Changing Lives Through TV & Film" Series, presented by the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (DMH), on Friday evening, January 10th and Saturday, January 11th.
  • Next DMH will show two episodes of the critically-acclaimed series "One Day at a Time," featuring the lives of a Cuban-American family.
  • Why We Rise (WWR) is part of a national movement to transform the mental health care system.
  • WWR is sponsored by the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health through funding from the California Mental Health Services Act.

LA County Department of Mental Health Announces Partnership with Dodgers to Promote Mental Health Awareness

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Friday, September 27, 2019
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Los Angeles, Calif., Sept. 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH), the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) today announced a multi-year partnership focused on bringing issues surrounding mental health out of the shadows and into the public through a multi-faceted awareness campaign.

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  • Los Angeles, Calif., Sept. 27, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH), the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) today announced a multi-year partnership focused on bringing issues surrounding mental health out of the shadows and into the public through a multi-faceted awareness campaign.
  • It will include annual community days of service, a Mental Health Awareness Night at Dodger Stadium, print and radio promotions and multiple community activations.
  • About the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation:
    Founded in 1995, the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation (LADF) is the official team charity of the Los Angeles Dodgers.
  • About Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health:
    The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health is the largest public mental health department in the United States.