Tag: mental_health_crisis_response

Mayor Bass Orders Independent Review of LAPD Response to Mental Health Crises

24 Sep 2026 8:00 a.m. · Source: LA Mayors Office

Executive Directive No. 21 requires an independent firm to examine five years of LAPD uses of force and custodial arrests involving people in mental health crises and recommend reforms.

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