The Los Angeles Times (12/8, Curwen) reports, “The California Policy Lab at UCLA counts just over 4,500 people living on the streets of” Los Angeles County “who have a psychotic disorder like schizophrenia, and that number includes only those who have received outreach services.” The article profiles a man named Anthony who, “since 2013…has been detained, hospitalized and confined at least five times.” While Anthony’s “family tried to intervene and manage his symptoms…the volatile nature of his condition and the cost of treatment made it impossible.” The article recounts Anthony’s lifelong and current experiences with the county’s “badly broken” mental healthcare system.
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— “The Los Angeles Times, December 8, 2022