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Committee approves Samsung-funded ReCAST mental-health outreach program
Summary
The Comité de Seguridad Pública voted 5-0 to approve agenda item 16, a Samsung-funded ReCAST program subcontracting mental-health and trauma services to community providers and allocating a small portion of funds for LAPD-related youth work.
The Comité de Seguridad Pública on Sept. 17 approved agenda item 16 to implement the ReCAST resiliency program, funded by Samsung and administered through local contractors, by a 5-0 vote.
The ReCAST program director, identified in the meeting as the program director for ReCAST, told the committee the initiative focuses on mental-health and trauma services and community engagement. “Una de nuestras oficinas subcontratamos con recipientes de la comunidad Children's Institute, primariamente en el sur de Los Ángeles. Ellos proporcionan el manejo de casos, recursos para salud mental, terapia para víctimas de crímenes,” the director said.
The director said the majority of the program’s services are for trauma-informed care and community-based supports; a smaller share of the funding goes to LAPD for youth-focused programming. She described street-based teams of therapists and coordinators; the Children's Institute subrecipient employs five members who act as coordinators and clinicians to follow up on referrals and provide case management and housing support when needed.
Councilmembers present — Councilmember Lee, Councilmember Price, Councilmember McCusker, Councilmember Soto Martínez and Councilmember Park — voted in favor. The committee’s roll call was read after discussion and the item was approved without recorded dissent.
Why it matters: ReCAST channels philanthropic funds into trauma and community services while maintaining a law-enforcement coordination element. Supporters said the mix of clinical services and outreach is intended to connect victims of crime and youth with supports outside of the traditional policing model.
No mover or seconder was recorded on the public audio for the motion; the committee’s action was described on the record as approval of item 16 as presented.
The committee did not provide a detailed line-item budget during the meeting; the program director said most funds go to community providers and “solo una cifra muy pequeña va a para el APD.” The committee recorded the action and closed discussion on the item.
