Recommendation R2.4.2
To address the shortage of DMH mental health clinicians: Encourage more mental health clinicians to work in locations where there is a shortage by providing incentives such as higher pay, bonuses, subsidized transportation, and student loan payments;
Jury report: Los Angeles County Foster Care · PDF page 137
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Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (consolidated County departmental response)
Agency says implementedTo address clinician shortages, DMH agrees and lists current classification-dependent incentives. Additional monetary incentives require labor negotiation; DMH promises continued exploration through collective bargaining. County pre-tax commuter benefits are distinguished from transportation subsidies, which DMH says it does not offer.
Read official response · PDF page 26Editorial engagement review of the answer, not confirmation of implementation. To address clinician shortages, DMH agrees and lists current classification-dependent incentives. Additional monetary incentives require labor negotiation; DMH promises continued exploration through collective bargaining. County pre-tax commuter benefits are distinguished from transportation subsidies, which DMH says it does not offer. Report physical PDF page(s) 137–138; County response physical PDF page(s) 26. Claims remain attributed; adoption date is not a filing or receipt date.
- DMH will continue exploring additional incentives through collective bargaining; monetary changes require negotiated labor approval, not unilateral implementation. Owner: Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (consolidated County departmental response). Timing: Additional monetary incentives require collective bargaining; no fixed completion date..
This review evaluates the response document. Implementation claims have not been independently verified.