The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors has authorized implementation of AB 1421, the Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) Demonstration Project, known as Laura’s Law, in Los Angeles County. Mental Health Service Act (MHSA) revenue will fund AOT, which the Board adopted in July.

The expansion of AOT services will be accomplished by:

• Creating two intensive outreach and engagement teams with the capacity to evaluate and outreach to 500 additional clients per year and to initiate petitions with the court, as necessary.
• Authorization to hire 18 full-time employees.
• Expanding the capacity by 300 additional slots for full service partnership treatment providers to provide time-limited intensive AOT.
• Expanding the capacity by 60 additional beds for IMD step-down program providers to provide residential treatment for AOT Los Angeles clients who require that level of care.
• Establishing an Oversight Committee comprised of the Mental Health Commission, DMH staff, and key community stakeholders.

No voluntary programs serving adults and no children’s mental health programs may be reduced as a result of this implementation.

Contact: Jaime Garcia

(213) 538-0702, jgarcia@hasc.org