LA County Board

5. Evaluating the First Year of Community Assistance, Recovery, and\nEmpowerment Act Court in Los Angeles County\nRecommendation as submitted by Supervisor Hahn: Instruct the Director of\nMental Health to report back to the Board in writing in 30 days with an overview\nand analysis of the first year of the Community Assistance, Recovery, and\nEmpowerment (CARE) Court in the County, with the report to include data on\nthe total number of petitions submitted to CARE Court, their sources, and\noutcomes, a summary of the outreach and public awareness efforts that have\nbeen conducted, including any public awareness campaign, a list of all the\norganizations that have received CARE Court training, and help center visits,\nthe number and type of Department of Mental Health filled and vacant positions\ndedicated to CARE Court, an update on State funding for CARE Court, and\nidentified challenges that were faced in the first year of implementation,\nanticipated future challenges, and opportunities for improvement; and in\ncollaboration with the Mental Health/Behavioral Health Commission, gather\nstakeholder feedback on CARE Court including, but not be limited to, family\nmembers who have submitted petitions to CARE Court, first responders, city\nofficials, homeless outreach providers, medical professionals, and Court\nofficials; and report back to the Board in writing in 60 days with a summary of\nthe stakeholder feedback, an overview of implementation best practices from\nother counties, recommendations for improvement, and a plan to improve and\nenhance CARE Court in the County. (25-0738)\nMotion by Supervisor Hahn (Updates Following Cluster)\nADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS 6 - 17\nCounty Operations