Before the creation of the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, mental health services were generally provided in state hospitals. In the 1950s, California also created a few outpatient clinics as well. Beyond these, Los Angeles County provided some of its own services for the mentally ill as far back as 1914. The 1957 […]
In the early 1980s, Mental Health America produced the Connections newsletter for the Los Angeles mental health community. Areta Crowell, Mental Health America, and Jim Preis donated issues of the newsletter to the archive. http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/8960d0cb_Connections_MHA-LA_1981%2C_April.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/7c005870_Connections_MHA-LA_1981%2C_August-September.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/fa39f9f3_Connections_MHA-LA_1981%2C_July.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/bc38106d_Connections_MHA-LA_1981%2C_June.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/1ac847c8_Connections_MHA-LA_1981%2C_May.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/01e3a07c_Connections_MHA-LA_1981%2C_November.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/900f238a_Connections_MHA-LA_1981%2C_October.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/68d5c52b_Connections_MHA-LA_1981-82%2C_December-January.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/6a54aba7_Connections_MHA-LA_1982%2C_April.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/394d7c30_Connections_MHA-LA_1982%2C_August-September.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/9189ffc9_Connections_MHA-LA_1982%2C_February.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/a267a9f5_Connections_MHA-LA_1982%2C_July.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/f677f383_Connections_MHA-LA_1982%2C_June.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/c894b97f_Connections_MHA-LA_1982%2C_March.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/095b390b_Connections_MHA-LA_1982%2C_May.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/01de8e64_Connections_MHA-LA_1982%2C_November.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/52725d4f_Connections_MHA-LA_1982%2C_October.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/12b0cb74_Connections_MHA-LA_1982-83%2C_December-January.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/c2d2f339_Connections_MHA-LA_1983%2C_April.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/d0d6c2f7_Connections_MHA-LA_1983%2C_August-September.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/aa3af215_Connections_MHA-LA_1983%2C_February.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/deaa5ac9_Connections_MHA-LA_1983%2C_July.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/abe945dd_Connections_MHA-LA_1983%2C_June.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/dded747d_Connections_MHA-LA_1983%2C_March.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/6c3ab0d2_Connections_MHA-LA_1983%2C_May.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/90dbccc0_Connections_MHA-LA_1983%2C_November.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/81e18df4_Connections_MHA-LA_1983%2C_October.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/bf6dc38a_Connections_MHA-LA_1983-84%2C_December-January.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/1d89fea0_Connections_MHA-LA_1984%2C_April.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/d5ec8a6b_Connections_MHA-LA_1984%2C_August-September.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/a978292e_Connections_MHA-LA_1984%2C_February.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/34dc8a23_Connections_MHA-LA_1984%2C_July.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/a636b2f8_Connections_MHA-LA_1984%2C_June.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/92724e78_Connections_MHA-LA_1984%2C_March.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/fafcc19d_Connections_MHA-LA_1984%2C_May.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/9ed767f9_Connections_MHA-LA_1984%2C_October.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/02b720e5_Connections_MHA-LA_1985%2C_January-February.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/07d105d1_Connections_MHA-LA_1985%2C_July.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/0b8efd0f_Connections_MHA-LA_1985%2C_May.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/063bd94c_Connections_MHA-LA_1985%2C_October.pdf
In 1973, Eve Oliphant invited a few other parents of children diagnosed with schizophrenia to her home in San Mateo County, California. Within a year, this small meeting had become PAS, Parents of Adult Schizophrenics, a vocal and determined advocacy group led by Oliphant and Tony and Fran Hoffman. Their goals were better services, more […]
Mental Health Advocacy Services in Los Angeles has worked since 1978 to provide legal representation and assistance for mental health clients. http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/fb5a2323_1981NovInpatientCharacLOS.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/f82f2dd5_LAC_Eval_CCOC_Central_Region_1981.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/a44bd023_LAC_Eval_CCOC_South-East_Region_1982.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/98196f2a_1976MayInpatientTreatment.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/1c467ddb_1978DecCommunityMHCenters.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/8d9b533e_1977FebHospitalAlternativesSurvey.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/be7c3a96_1983AugPatternsInFacilities.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/9992b93f_1983OctProgramClosure.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/289146e3_1981MayBedAvailabilitySurvey2.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/ff0796ef_1982MarBedAvailabilitySurvey3.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/39b3c6a6_1982OctSeverePatientProportnChange.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/e39fa673_1983JuneDayTreatmentEval.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/77051af2_1975MayFacilityLocatn.pdf|http://histpubmh.semel.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/archival/420e4f89_1975JuneOutpatientUntsOfSrvce.pdf