{"id":57966,"date":"2023-05-16T16:55:44","date_gmt":"2023-05-16T23:55:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=57966"},"modified":"2023-05-16T16:55:44","modified_gmt":"2023-05-16T23:55:44","slug":"more-mental-health-care-beds-coming-to-twin-towers-for-inmates-with-mental-illness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=57966","title":{"rendered":"More Mental Health Care Beds Coming to Twin Towers for Inmates with Mental Illness"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Los Angeles, CA (May 16, 2023) –\u00a0<\/strong>Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a\u00a0motion<\/a>\u00a0co-authored by Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Janice Hahn that will create a special unit at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility to care for acutely mentally ill inmates.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a growing number of inmates in distress who need emergency mental health services,\u201d said\u00a0Supervisor Kathryn Barger.\u00a0<\/strong>\u201cI commend the Department of Health Services-Correctional Health Services for developing a creative proposal that will convert an existing space in the jail into an intensive care unit for inmates who need to be stabilized so they are not a danger to themselves or others. These 16 beds are an important step forward and reflect the County\u2019s efforts to do what it can to treat and care for the most acutely mentally ill.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know how important quickly responding to someone in a mental health crisis is to getting them stabilized and preventing their condition from worsening,\u201d\u00a0Supervisor Janice Hahn\u00a0<\/strong>stated. \u201cThis new unit in Twin Towers will mean people experiencing a mental health crisis in our jail can get immediate treatment so they don\u2019t languish and deteriorate further.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to data provided by Correctional Health Services, there are approximately 6,800 inmates housed in L.A. County\u2019s correctional facilities participating in jail mental health programs. Approximately 12% of those individuals are acutely mentally ill. On average, 40 or more acutely mentally ill inmates are booked on a daily basis.<\/p>\n

The maximum capacity of the forthcoming Jail Inpatient Unit will be 16 beds due to state limits, but it may be expanded in the future if approved by\u00a0California Correctional Health Care Services<\/a>\u00a0and the County\u2019s Mental Health Director.<\/p>\n

In October 2022, the Board of Supervisors approved $13M to fund a series of initiatives to expand the County\u2019s Medication Assisted Treatment program throughout its jails and the conversion of Pitchess Detention Center North to moderate observation housing. The initiatives were part of the County\u2019s plan to address compliance with the Department of Justice\u2019s Settlement Agreement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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