{"id":75031,"date":"2025-08-27T14:39:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T21:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=75031"},"modified":"2025-08-28T14:40:37","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T21:40:37","slug":"hahn-calls-on-congress-to-act-on-gun-violence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=75031","title":{"rendered":"Hahn Calls on Congress to Act on Gun Violence"},"content":{"rendered":"

Urges residents to contact LA County’s School Threat Assessment Response Team<\/em><\/h1>\n

Los Angeles, CA<\/strong> August 27, 2025<\/strong>— Today, Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice issued a statement urging Congress to pass gun violence prevention legislation after a shooting Wednesday morning during Mass at a\u00a0Minneapolis Catholic school<\/a>, killing two children and injuring 17 other people.<\/p>\n

“The American people have had enough thoughts and prayers from politicians,”\u00a0<\/strong>said Hahn in a\u00a0social media post<\/a>.\u00a0“These children were literally in Mass when they were murdered. Congress has the power to act on gun violence\u2014what\u2019s missing is the courage.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

School Threat Assessment Response Team<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Hahn is also raising awareness about LA County’s School Threat Assessment Response Team (START) as the school year gets underway in Los Angeles County.<\/p>\n

START is a team of County mental health professionals who partner with local law enforcement to respond to calls about possible threats against schools across the county.\u00a0 The aim is to intervene before a threat of school violence becomes a reality.<\/p>\n

“Whether you are a parent or a student and you hear something that doesn’t sound right, I urge you to contact START,”<\/strong>\u00a0said Supervisor Hahn.\u00a0“Specially trained County mental health professionals and their law enforcement partners will respond quickly, make sure to keep people out of danger, and get the person in crisis the help they need.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hahn has led an effort on the board to expand the START program to allow professionals to more quickly respond to any reported threats against schools or students.\u00a0 In 2023, Hahn worked with the Department of Mental Health to launch a\u00a0countywide ad campaign\u00a0<\/a>aimed at educating young people about how to report a school threat to START.<\/p>\n

Teachers, school administrators, parents, and students who have experienced or witnessed an actual or implied threat of school violence, are urged to contact our START (School Threat Assessment Response Team) program by calling (213) 739-5565 or emailing\u00a0START@dmh.lacounty.gov<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Visit\u00a0<\/a>https:\/\/dmh.lacounty.gov\/start-youth<\/a>\u00a0for more info.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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