Criminal
Mar. 4, 2016
LAPD Chief Beck pledges to increase number of mental health response teams
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck pledged Wednesday to increase the number of response teams with members specially trained to deal with mental health issues, but cited funding shortages faced by the Department of Mental Health as a difficulty.
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck pledged Wednesday to increase the number of response teams with members specially trained to deal with mental health issues, but cited funding shortages faced by the Department of Mental Health as a difficulty.
The announcement came on the heels of Tuesday's LAPD report, which revealed a 300 percent increase from 2014 to 2015 of of...
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