Overall ODR Data ODR Housing MIST FIST LEAD Maternal Health ODR Housing A permanent supportive housing program that serves individuals who are homeless, who have a serious mental health disorder, and who are incarcerated in the Los Angeles County Jail. The intervention consists of pre-release jail in-reach services, enhanced treatment efforts, and immediate interim housing…

Maternal Health Since 2018, ODR’s Maternal Health Program has been diverting pregnant women out of jail and into the community with supportive services and housing. The program works to meet the unique needs of women through a harm reduction approach that ensures that participants receive prenatal care and specialized services. The majority of women reside…

LEAD (Let Everyone Advance with Dignity / Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion) LEAD is a non-punitive, community-based system of response and care to better address root causes of frequent contact with law enforcement that is related to substance use, unmet mental health needs, and/or extreme poverty. It is centered at the intersection of public health, public…

FIST: Felony Incompetent to Stand Trial Program The FIST Diversion and Community Based Restoration program removes individuals who are facing felony charges, and who are found incompetent to stand trial, out of jail and into community-based settings. The community-based settings, ranging from acute inpatient to open residential placements, are tailored to meet the needs and…

MIST: Misdemeanor Incompetent to Stand Trial Diversion The MIST program diverts individuals facing misdemeanor charges, who are found incompetent to stand trial, out of jail and into community-based settings where they receive housing and clinical care. The community-based settings, ranging from acute inpatient to open residential placements, are tailored to meet the needs and clinical…

Office of Diversion and Reentry (ODR) Housing, a Permanent Supportive Housing Program The ODR Housing program is a permanent supportive housing program serving individuals who are homeless, who have a serious mental health disorder, and who are incarcerated in the Los Angeles County Jail. Created in 2015, the program is offered to pretrial individuals who…

The Office of Diversion and Reentry (ODR), within the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, develops and implements programs to divert people with serious mental, physical and/or behavioral health needs away from the LA County Jail and into community-based care. Since it began in 2015, ODR has launched many successful innovative programs, helping to…

Youth Diversion and Development has moved to a new department.  More info at: https://dyd.lacounty.gov/