RESOURCES
Access 800-854-7771
Psychiatric Mobile Response Team (PMRT) 213-738-3433
Monica 310-482-3260
Charles Lennon 213-996-1325
Adult Protective Services (APS) 916-419-7545
Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) 213-738-2440
Linda Boyd lboyd@dmh.lacounty.gov 213-738-4431
Board of Supervisors
Hilda L. Solis 1st District 213-974-4111 firstdistrict@bos.lacounty.gov
Mark Ridley-Thomas 2nd District 213-974-2222 markridley-thomas@bos.lacounty.gov
Sheila Kuehl 3rd District 213-974-3333 sheila@bos.lacounty.gov
Janice Hahn 4th District 213-974-4444 fourthdistrict@bos.lacounty.gov
Kathryn Barger 5th District 213-974-5555 kathryn@bos.lacounty.gov
Countywide Resource (CWR) 323-226-4447
Criminal Court Mental Health Liaison 626-403-4370
Twin Towers Mental Health Dr. Joseph Ortega 213-974-9083 / Fax 213-687-8044
Century Regional Detention Facility, Dr. Madrid or Dr. Tucker 323-568-4531
Century Regional Detention Facility Supervisor Aubrey Lovelace 323-568-4946
Department of Health Services 213-240-8101
Department of Managed Health Care California (DMHC) 916-255-2405
Department of Mental Health
Director of DMH Dr. Sherin, jsherin@dmh.lacounty.gov 213-738-4601
Medical Director Dr. Rod Shaner, rshaner@dmh.lacounty.gov 213-738-4603
Family Advocate Helena Ditko hditko@dmh.lacounty.gov 213-351-1900
Patient Rights Advocate Martin Hernandez Supervisor 213-738-2524 mhernandez@dmh.lacounty.gov
Public Guardian Deputy Supervisor Connie Draxler 213-974-0407
Public Guardian Private Cons Liaison Kathy Van Dyke 213-974-0549 kvandyke@dmh.lacounty.gov
Department of Public Health Office of Diversian and Reintry 213-250-8501
Peter Espinoza pespinoza2@dhs.lacounty.gov
Substance Abuse Prevention 844-804-7500 / 626-299-4595
Panel Attorney for Court 95o
Ellie Finkelberg 818-336-7404
Full Service Partnership (FSP) 213-738-4620
Dennis Griffin, Program Manager 213-738-4620
Joyce Chiang, Older Adults 60+ 213-738-2327
Hosun Kwon, Adults 26-59 213-639-6734
Emi Bojan, Adults 26-59 213-738-6153
Karen Moody, Young Adults 18-25 213-738-2027
Medi-Cal 800-633-4227
877-597-4777
Medicare 800-633-4227
NAMI Los Angeles County Council (LACC) (www.namilacc.org) 213-386-3615
NAMI Westside LA (www.namila.org) 310-889-7200
NAMI URBAN LA (www.namiurbanla.org) (info@namiurbania.org) 323-294-7814
NAMI Antelope Valley (www.nami.org/sites/nami-av) 661-341-8041
NAMI East San Gabriel Valley 626-974-8702
NAMI Glendale (namiglendale@gmail.com) 323-478-1656
NAMI Long Beach Area (www.namilongbeach.org) 562-435-2264
NAMI Pomona Valley (www.namipv.org) 909-399-0305
NAMI San Gabriel Valley (www.namisangabrielvalley.org) 626-577-6697
NAMI South Bay (www.namisouthbay.com) (pstans5@aol.com) 310-533-0705
NAMI San Fernando Valley (www.namisfv.org) 818-994-6747
NAMI Los Angeles So Central (namisocentral@gmail.com) 310-668-4271
NAMI Whittier (namiwhittier@aol.com) 562-692-8006
Social Security 800-772-1213
Superior Court 95 (LPS Conservatorship Court)
Moved: Metropolitan Court House 1945 S. Hill St, Los Angeles. 90007
Supervising Judge J. Bianco (Dept 95 B) (Room 400) Writ 323-441-1893
Judge Daniel Juarez (Dept 95 A) (Room 401) (conservatorship cases) 323-441-1894
Judge R. Longorio (Dept 95) (Room 612) (competency cases) 323-441-1895
Clerk’s Office for calendar of hearings 323-441-1895
Public Defender Vera Bradford 213-744-4374
County Counsel Carey Cahlin 323-226-2909
If doctor refuses to initiate the LPS Conservatorship when the patient meets the CA Welfare and Institutions criteria for the mental health involuntary treatment, then send a similar form of the following paragraph to the the people listed below. Tweak the paragraph specifically to reflect what the status situation is for your love one.
Address this to:
Dr. Jonathan Sherin, DMH Director
And CC to:
Dr. Rod Shaner, DMH Medical Director
all five LA Board of Supervisors. These emails are listed above.
your CA state assembly person
your CA state senator
CEO of the hospital
Head of the Psychiatric Department at the treating hospital where your love one is staying.
(Some of the contacts you may have to find on the internet.)
“Dear Dr. Sherin,
NAME OF PATIENT meets the California Welfare and Institutions criteria for the LPS Conservatorship in that he/she has a serious mental illness (state the mental health diagnosis) and is gravely disabled. He/she is gravely disabled in that he/she cannot provide for their food, clothing and shelter in a safe manner. See attached paper. (This is the paper in which their history, symptoms and gravely disabled is written). Furthermore he/she has a history of non-compliance with treatment and has no insight into their illness.
Please help to encourage the treating doctor (NAME OF DOCTOR) at ( TREATING FACILITY PLUS PHONE CONTACT) to initiate the LPS Conservatorship with the public guardians office.”
Sincerely,
Your NAME
Contact info.”
http://www.cnn.com/2017/08/29/health/brain-on-fire-nmda-encephalitis/index.html