Resources & Links

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• nami south bay.com
  • Paul Stansbury  (310) 892-8046  (310) 533-0705 [email protected]
• Mental Health Resources  Los Angeles Times – July 15th 2021

Federal Government & National Resources

• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSA)
• Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
• Titles I and V of the ADA EEOC.Gov
• eeoc.gov
• Minimum wages for workers with disabilities
• disability rights ca.org/
• Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law
• Mental Health is NOW a mandated Essential Benefit under Health Care Reform
• latimes.com/stephen-hawking-disability-rights

California Government

• CA Dept. of Developmental Services
• Eligibility Criteria Regional Centers Los Angeles Zip Code Lookup
• Board of Behavioral Services – State of CA
• DGS Prepare for Special Education Hearing
• Gov. Newsom’s  #CARE Court proposal  4.4.2022 Community Assistance Recovery and Empowerment Court
  • Newsom wants $65 million to set up California mental health courts Sacramento Bee 5.13.2022
  • chhs.ca.gov/care-court
    • Op-Ed: The mentally ill defendants in my courtroom need treatment, not jail  LA Times 5.20.2022
  • gov.ca.gov/Fact-Sheet_-CARE-Court
  • Editorial: Improve mental health care before forcing it on people LA Times 8.7.2020
  • debate over ‘involuntary treatment’ Capital weekly 5.18.2022
  • See Laura’s Law

Los Angeles County

• Harbor Regional Center
• Medi Cal
• Ventura County Guide to Medi-Cal Mental Health Services
• Los Angeles Guide to Mental Health
• Jewish Services
• HaMercaz A Community of Support for Families Raising Children with Special Needs The Federation’s HaMercaz program offers ongoing assistance, advocacy, and support for Jewish families and children with special needs and developmental disabilities such as autism spectrum disorder, Asperger syndrome, and cerebral palsy, from birth to age 22. Ha mercaz means “the center” in Hebrew.
• Los Angeles County Dept. of Mental Health
• ACCESS  Access to Community Care, Effective Services & Support
• Didi Hirsch – Warmline 855 952 9276  A warmline is a confidential overnight telephone support service for anyone who is struggling with loneliness, anxiety, substance use or other mental health concerns, or anyone who needs information about available mental health services.
• Mental Health & Homeless
• Outreach for Harbor Area – 1 page from San Pedro Mental Health
• 150 W 7th St, San Pedro, CA 90731
• Phone:  (310) 519-6100
• al-anon.org/
• nar-anon.org/
• coda.org/  Co Dependents Anonymous
• nami.org
• St. Dymphna, patron saint of mental health LA Times May 14, 2022

Board & Care

• Homes For Life.org/ Los Angeles County   HFLF is dedicated to establishing a network of permanent, affordable, service-enriched housing within the geographic boundaries of Los Angeles County for individuals who suffer from mental disabilities, those who are homeless or at imminent risk of becoming homeless.
• Los Angeles Listing of Board & Care 37 pages pdf
• NAMI West LA Listing
• American Residential Treatment Assoc.
• AB 977 AB 27 will invest billions in building up an infrastructure of more than 44,000 new housing units and treatment beds for people exiting homelessness, officials said, including $5.8 billion to add more than 35,000 new housing units through the state’s Project Homekey program.
• $3 billion will be allotted to house people with acute behavioral and physical health needs while creating 22,000 new beds and treatment slots.  ^{mercurynews.com/2021/09/30/in-la-gov-newsom-signs-bills-aiming-to-bolster-mental-health-care-ease-homelessness/}
• ENRICHED RESIDENTIAL CARE PROGRAM LA County DMH.gov
  • placement of clients who require 24/7 care and supervision into licensed residential facilities in order to help them remain stably housed. Licensed residential facilities, which include Adult Residential Facilities and Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly (commonly known as Board and Cares), can be an especially critical housing resource for LACDMH clients who are homeless, leaving an institution such as a hospital or a Institute for Mental Disease, on conservatorship or at risk of becoming homeless due to the need for a higher level of care.

Hospitals

• Pacific Hospital in Long Beach
• Del Amo Hospital
• Patton State Hospital
• River Community Hospital – Azusa, CA – Dual Diagnosis

MISC

• Black Sheep of Family
• Senior Citizens Legal Hotline  senior legal hot ine.org  551-2140; 800-222-1753
• “Special Needs? Answer’s.com”
• Mortgage Loan.com on buying a home for people with Disabilities.
• WebMD.com
• Mood Buster Matching Game
• Suicide Info.
• Law Help.org connecting justice communities.com Mental Health Disability & Mental Health
• 309.28 Adjustment Disorder with Mixed Anxiety and Depressed Mood
• More housing funds

MISC  Done 12/26/2025

• start your recovery.org
• I received six psychiatric diagnoses in 25 years. They were a dead end  LA Times 6/2022
• FAQs on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Coverage in Medicare  kff.org  1/2023
• A diversion program in Los Angeles designed to keep mentally ill, addicted or homeless adults out of jail and instead provide treatment and housing is having little success, according to statistics provided by police officials.  LA Times 5/2022 
• Reporters at inewsource are working on stories about what it’s like to manage serious mental illness in San Diego and Imperial counties. We’re going to examine mental health conservatorships, mental health courts and psychiatric holds known as 5150s and tell stories about when these processes have helped or hurt people.  inews.com 
• Nami Helpline.org 
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