Finding F2.13
There is limited knowledge and use of non-traditional therapies. Mental health clinicians typically use traditional therapies like Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT) in foster care. However, there is a significant variance in the use of non-traditional therapies because not all mental health clinicians are trained in such modalities.
Jury report: Los Angeles County Foster Care · PDF page 135
Permanent linkOfficial response
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (consolidated County departmental response)
DMH disagrees, explaining specialty mental health obligations, yoga's asserted exclusion from approved services and clinician scope, and contractor provision or funding of adjunct non-traditional services. Response does not establish knowledge or uptake across modalities.
Read official response · PDF page 21Whole disagreement and reasons are explicit. State DHCS contract and service-approval framework are checkable bases, with yoga and contractor funding examples; these do not fully engage claimed variation in clinician training and actual use. Report physical PDF page(s) 135; County response physical PDF page(s) 21. Claims remain attributed; adoption date is not a filing or receipt date.
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.