City Council

(24) 23-0400 HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS COMMITTEE REPORT relative to enabling Street Medicine teams to provide medical, mental and behavioral health services at all City-funded interim housing sites and identifying funding for Street Medicine team services. Recommendations for Council action, pursuant to Motion (Raman – Hernandez): DIRECT the City Administrative Officer (CAO) to report to Council within 30 days with recommendations that will enable Street Medicine teams to provide medical, mental and behavioral health services at all City-funded interim housing sites. These recommendations should include appropriate funding, staffing and other resources to initiate this expansion of Street Medicine services as soon as possible. DIRECT the CAO, with the assistance of the Chief Legislative Analyst (CLA), to explore additional funding sources for these much-needed services, including State and Federal grants and potential agreements with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and the Department of Health Services.