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Two Los Angeles City Council members Friday introduced a motion to make permanent an unarmed crisis-response pilot program.
Advocates say these teams offer a "humanity-first lens" to mental health. In the summer of 2022, on a balmy Midwestern day, Marisa Stevenson said she found herself grooving to the Steve Miller Band at ...
The Los Angeles City Controller’s Office made several findings about police responses to mental health crisis calls, including that patrol officers often are first to respond to calls for service ...