Public and Mental Health

L.A. County to Hire More Mental Health Pros to Serve Antelope Valley Youth 641 1024 Supervisor Kathryn Barger

L.A. County to Hire More Mental Health Pros to Serve Antelope Valley Youth

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors today approved the Department of Mental Health’s request to hire 32 full-time professionals who will provide a full range of mental health services…

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L.A. County Board of Supervisors Proclaim January as Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month 1024 576 Supervisor Kathryn Barger

L.A. County Board of Supervisors Proclaim January as Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month

Action recognizes firefighters’ heightened line-of-duty deaths due to chemical exposures, emphasizes prevention and support   Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion introduced by Supervisor Kathryn…

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Barger Kickstarts County Effort to Bring Residential Behavioral Health Treatment to Antelope Valley 1024 682 Supervisor Kathryn Barger

Barger Kickstarts County Effort to Bring Residential Behavioral Health Treatment to Antelope Valley

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion introduced by Supervisor Kathryn Barger that will bring intensive residential mental health and substance abuse programming to the Antelope…

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L.A. County Supervisors Take Action to Curb Rising Respiratory Syncytial Virus Rates 1024 683 Supervisor Kathryn Barger

L.A. County Supervisors Take Action to Curb Rising Respiratory Syncytial Virus Rates

Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a motion introduced by Supervisor Kathryn Barger and co-authored by Supervisor Janice Hahn that seeks to curb spikes in respiratory…

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New Veteran Suicide Review Team Kicks Off in Los Angeles County 1024 492 Supervisor Kathryn Barger

New Veteran Suicide Review Team Kicks Off in Los Angeles County

Los Angeles County’s new Veteran Suicide Review Team (VSRT) met for the first time yesterday, kick-starting an innovative and collaborative approach to reducing veteran suicide in the County. The VSRT…

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Barger Reacts to Outcome of Board of Supervisors’ Vote on Providing Mental Health Services to Incarcerated Individuals 1024 597 Supervisor Kathryn Barger

Barger Reacts to Outcome of Board of Supervisors’ Vote on Providing Mental Health Services to Incarcerated Individuals

Today, a motion authored by Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger that called for the County to comply with the constitution and report back with non-custodial, secure mental health treatment…

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Los Angeles County Supervisors Proclaim September as National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month 1024 615 Supervisor Kathryn Barger

Los Angeles County Supervisors Proclaim September as National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion today authored by Supervisor Kathryn Barger that creates more awareness regarding suicide prevention in Los Angeles County. “We need to…

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Barger Calls for Increased Support for Food Truck Operators Impacted by Data Breach 1024 683 Supervisor Kathryn Barger

Barger Calls for Increased Support for Food Truck Operators Impacted by Data Breach

Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion authored by Supervisor Kathryn Barger that directs the County to identify resources that can help food trucks and other…

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Barger and American Diabetes Association Bring Fight Against Diabetes Campaign to L.A. County 1024 683 Supervisor Kathryn Barger

Barger and American Diabetes Association Bring Fight Against Diabetes Campaign to L.A. County

Today, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion authored by Supervisor Kathryn Barger that increases public awareness and harnesses County departments’ support of efforts to combat the…

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L.A. County Supervisors Tackle Veteran Suicide Prevention 1024 683 Supervisor Kathryn Barger

L.A. County Supervisors Tackle Veteran Suicide Prevention

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approved a motion today authored by Supervisors Kathryn Barger and Sheila Kuehl that aims to decrease the number of veteran decedents by suicide.…

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