In a state where one in seven adults suffers from some form of mental health issue, undocumented and low-income people will be able to receive psychiatric services free of charge at an Echo Park hospital. Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center in Echo Park will treat mental health issues for people without access to pay…
It is estimated that more than five thousand people with this problem are incarcerated in LA County prisons. Olga Guillén, mother of Tommy, once incarcerated at the downtown Los Angeles jail, held up a sign that read “Jail is not a hospital,” on behalf of the thousands of mentally ill detainees in the county’s Twin…
The Mental Health Center Received a $19.2 Million State-Funded Grant that will expand the capacity of treatment facilities that serve teen Californians as part of Los Angeles County’s Behavioral and Mental Health Infrastructure On the heels of Governor Gavin Newsom’s announcement to award $480.5 million in grants for 54 projects to improve California’s behavioral health…
On a Thursday morning inside a multipurpose room, mental health came face to face with dental health. However, Zane Grant, who is a nurse practitioner at Gateways Hospital, said the search for willing dentists was not easy. Read the full article and watch the full segment here.
On their street patrols, Gateways Hospital staff encounter many homeless people from other states across the nation. A young man who had graduated from the University of Chicago suddenly disappeared. No one knew his whereabouts, and as time passed, his family began to lose hope of ever seeing him again. But years later, mental health…
Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center has received a $19.2 million state grant to expand services to youths experiencing acute psychiatric emergencies. Read the full article here.
A dozen facilities in L.A. County will see an influx of funds thanks to the more than $480 million in grants for youth mental health coming from the state’s Department of Health Care Services. Read the full article here.