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LA County Supervisors to review, consider changes to state mental illness law

The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors voted Tuesday to re-evaluate how it manages conservatorships for mentally ill individuals unable to care for themselves, including potential changes to state law. The state conservatorship system is governed by the Lanterman-Petris- Short Act, signed into law in 1967 by then-Gov. Ronald Reagan. The act was designed to […]

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