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Auditory processing disorder (APD), rarely known as King-Kopetzky syndrome, is a neurodevelopmental disorder affecting the way the brain processes sounds. [2] Individuals with APD usually have normal structure and function of the ear, but cannot process the information they hear in the same way as others do, which leads to difficulties in recognizing and interpreting sounds, especially the ...
The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH or DMH), is the largest county mental health department in the United States and provides mental health services for Los Angeles County residents. [1] DMH directly operates 75 program sites in the county and serves over 250,000 clients annually. [3]
The Mental Evaluation Unit (MEU), including the Systemwide Mental Assessment Response Team (SMART), is the police crisis intervention team of the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), working with people suspected of having a mental illness. [1] The MEU seeks to de-escalate situations where mentally-ill suspects are believed be involved. [2]
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Muntu Davis is the Los Angeles County Public Health Officer. Jeffrey Gunzenhauser is the Interim Health Officer and Medical Director for Los Angeles County. With a budget of 893 million dollars, Public Health has 39 programs and 14 public health centers to serve 10 million LA County residents. [2]
The Community Partner Program provides Primary, specialty, and dental care services are available to people of all ages who reside in Los Angeles County and whose net family income is at or below 133-1/3% of the Federal Poverty Level (or are General Relief (GR) Recipients), and who do not qualify for Medi-Cal or any other government or third ...
Hochman points to data from the California Department of Justice that shows violent crimes in Los Angeles County increased by 12% in Gascón’s first three years in office, with property crimes ...
From 1972 to 1978, the Los Angeles County Department of Health (now the Department of Health Services) provided the full continuum of physical, mental and public health services and functions. [ 17 ] [ 18 ] However, in 1978, the county established the Department of Mental Health to provide behavioral health services, amid concerns that funding ...