BIZARRE: Department of mental health - What They Never Told You

Long after LA's mental health chief quit, pressures he faced still shape the agency

LOS ANGELES — A 2017 trip to observe a celebrated Italian mental health system made believers out of a group of Los Angeles County and nonprofit leaders.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 12, 2023

As LA County's mental health workers burn out, some weigh options

LOS ANGELES — When Yessica Castaneda thinks about launching her career as a social worker, she knows who she doesn't want to work for: Los Angeles County.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 20, 2022

A failing mental health system leaves this mother pleading: Keep him in jail

LOS ANGELES — Deborah Smith begins her days online, searching for her son's name on the Los Angeles County sheriff's inmate locator, a ritual she shares with many moms she's bonded with over the years.

Los Angeles Times · Dec 15, 2022

New unit a 'beacon of hope'

The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) and the Department of Mental Health (DMH) on Monday announced they are joining forces to try and reduce the number of suicides that occur each year in Thailand.

Bangkok Post · Apr 4, 2022

Down syndrome kids 'deserve education'

The importance of education for Down syndrome children was covered during an online forum marking World Down Syndrome Day organised by the Department of Mental Health's Rajanukul Institute on Monday.

Bangkok Post · Mar 24, 2022