Advancing Care First: Prioritizing Support and Services in LA

Art by Michelle Garcia

Vera Institute of Justice

MIchelle Parris

She/Her

Director, Vera California

vera.org

Care First, Jails Last:

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our communities deserve care and resources, not jail.

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Alternatives to Incarceration Work Group

ATI Community Engagement Meetings –

South LA, Long Beach, Lancaster, East LA, the SGV

ATI COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

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Care First, Jails Last Report:

ATI’s Work Group’s final report included 114 recommendations outlining how Los Angeles County can begin to prioritize care not jail.

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Twenty six foundational recommendations adopted by BOS in March 2020.

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Strategy 1 – Expand and scale community-based, holistic care and services through sustainable and equitable community capacity building and service coordination.

Strategy 2 – Utilize behavioral health responses for individuals experiencing mental health and/or substance use disorders, homelessness, and other situations caused by unmet needs; avoid and minimize law enforcement responses.

Strategy 3 – Support and deliver meaningful pre-trial release and diversion services.

Strategy 4 – Provide effective treatment services in alternative placements, instead of jail time.

Strategy 5 – Effectively coordinate the implementation of ATI recommendations, ensuring that strategies work to eliminate racial disparities and to authentically engage and compensate system-impacted individuals.

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ATI STRATEGIES

During the COVID-19 pandemic, implementation of the ATI recommendations slowed down, contributing to dangerous jail conditions and claiming lives..

Panel 1: improving county contracting (rates and process) to deliver “care first” services

Panel 2: connecting care first to the jails - the need for robust supportive pretrial services

Panel 3: carrying implementation forward transparently and in partnership with community

You’re Invited!

Join us on April 29th

11am - 5pm

Questions & Answers

Thank You!