COUNTY HIRING TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR PROBATION YOUTH

 

 

       

 

PRESS RELEASE

Contact:  Tony Bell, Communications Deputy Office:     (213) 974-5555  Cell: (213) 215-5176 E-mail:     tbell@bos.lacounty.gov

       August 17, 2010                                                                             For Immediate Release

 

 

COUNTY HIRING TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR PROBATION YOUTH

  

LOS ANGELES COUNTY – To ensure that young people in County probation camps receive quality medical and mental health service, the Board of Supervisors approved nearly $8 million to hire a team of healthcare and mental health professionals, announced Supervisor Michael D. Antonovich.

 

A motion by Supervisors Ridley-Thomas and Antonovich, unanimously approved by the Board, develops safeguards and oversight to ensure that these funds are spent in a manner consistent with the requirements of the October 31, 2008 agreement between the County and the Department of Justice to improve juvenile justice programs, practices and outcomes for youth in county probation camps.

 

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