Mar 13, 2024
It’s rare to go anywhere in Los Angeles and not see the serious
implications of drug use, mental illness, and homelessness lining
our streets and neighborhoods, and today we speak with Neil Gong, a
sociologist and associate professor at UC San Diego, who has
studied this phenomenon for years and explains why mental health
treatment in LA often fails, what can be done to change that.
Neil will also discuss his latest book, “Sons, Daughters, and
Sidewalk Psychotics: Mental Illness and Homelessness in Los
Angeles,” and the research he’s compiled regarding community care,
successful treatments and recoveries, and he delves into the
differences between the rich and poor when it comes to drug and
mental health treatment. Finally, he talks about possible solutions
to this growing and complicated social dilemma, and yes, it
involves politics, too.
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