for People with Mental Illness in Los Angeles

Acknowledgements from the Author I would like to thank the more than 35 hardworking and responsive people I interviewed in Los Angeles city and county agencies and foundations, for their generosity in describing to me their activities, future plans, and views of developments within the county devoted toward ending homelessness or preventing renewed occurrences among people with major mental illnesses and other disabilities. Their feedback on earlier versions of the material in this report was also extremely helpful in assuring the accuracy and completeness of facts as well as the tone and “feeling ” of the many important new developments documented here. Staff members from the CSH-LA office were very helpful in guiding me to the right people to interview and in filling me in on details of developments in which they play significant roles. Thanks also to several people who were good enough to read and comment on the whole report from their perspective of long-time involvement with homeless-related activities in Los Angeles. I would also like to thank Jacquelyn Anderson and Carol Wilkins from the Corporation for Supportive Housing for their support and guidance in producing this report. About the Corporation for Supportive Housing The Corporation for Supportive Housing (CSH) is a national non-profit organization and Communit