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Psychiatric Services Editor Lisa Dixon, M.D., M.P.H., and Podcast Editor and co-host Josh Berezin, M.D., M.S., discuss key aspects of research recently published by Psychiatric Services. Tune in to learn about the latest mental health services research and why it is relevant. Topics include community-based treatment programs, collaborative care, evidence-based treatment and service delivery, criminal and social justice, policy analysis, and more.

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67: Addressing Mental Health Disability in Unsheltered Homelessness: Outpatient Conservatorship in Los Angeles

Apr 17, 2024

Elizabeth Bromley, M.D., Ph.D. (University of California, Los Angeles) joins Dr. Dixon and Dr. Berezin to discuss the use of outpatient conservatorship in the effort to address mental health disability among unsheltered homeless persons in Los Angeles County, California.

  • 00:00    Introduction
  • 03:04     Homelessness in Los Angeles County, California
  • 09:04     The paper and services
  • 11:39     Lanterman-Petris-Short (LPS) conservatorship
  • 13:44     Outpatient conservatorship (OPC) pilot program
  • 15:54     Skepticism
  • 18:48     Beyond conservatorship: other aspects of the program
  • 22:34     Initial evaluation
  • 25:21     Quantitative measures
  • 28:33     Coordination

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