1. Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

2. Public Mental Health Outpatient Clinics

3. Los Angeles County Jail - Mental Health Numbers & Information

4. L.A. County Department of Mental Health Court Program

5. L.A. County Conservatorship Information

6. Other Organizations

Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health Website: http://lacdmh.org

At the Jail:

(Note: In LA County, arrestees are taken first to the substation where the arrest takes place, but usually within 24 hours the arrestee is transferred to the LA County Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles and remains there until court disposition of the case. When the inmates arrive at the Central Jail, they are processed through the Inmate Reception Center.  The Department of Mental Health phone number in this reception center is 213-293-5414.  If you are in time, you might try to inform this clinician of your loved one's mental illness)

In the jail, people with severe mental illness who meet the LPS criteria for a 72 hour hold (per Sec. 5150 of Welfare and Institutions Code) are kept in acute psychiatric units within the jail and are referred to as "inpatients". Others whose mental illness is not so severe, are housed in special psychiatric units in the regular jail inmate population and receive their medication there.  They are referred to as "outpatients." In this situation, both inpatients and outpatients are still "in jail".

• Twin Towers Correctional Facility, 450 Bauchet St., LA, 90012. (The Central Jail)

> Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Program: 213-893-5400
> Men’s Outpatient Program (still in the jail): 213-473-6183
> Women’s Outpatient Program (still in the jail): 213-893-5400
> Central Juvenile Hall, Mental Health Services: 323-226-8829

(When you call about your relative. Make sure the staff understands the nature of your loved one’s mental illness and the medication that he or she is taking or that has worked best in the past. It is important that you call because unless your loved one has informed the right jail personnel, the jail mental health personnel have no way of knowing that he or she needs mental heatlh meds and services.)

The Department maintains a mental health counselor in many of the county’s court locations. When your relative is scheduled for a hearing, it is important that you discuss his or her case with that mental health counselor and that the judge, deputy district (or city) attorney and deputy public defender (defense attorney) knows of the mental illness. To find the name and number of the mental health counselor at a particular court, call the Department of Mental Health Court Program: 626-403-4370.

Purpose: To provide for individualized treatment, supervision, and placement of the conservatee and to manage their financial resources.

How Is It Started? Only designated mental health treatment facilities, agencies or the courts can make a referral to the Public Guardian for LPS. Only the Public Guardian can petition the court for the initial appointment as conservator.

Medical Treatment: The Court usually authorizes mental health treatment only, including psychotropic drugs, even when against the will of the individual.

Living Arrangements/Placement: The conservator usually is authorized to place the conservatee anywhere in California, including locked mental health facilities, if consistent with the treatment plan.