Brittney Weissman

Our office is proud to partner with @Hollywood4WRD to bring this resource event to Hollywood Rec Center so we can help our unhoused neighbors connect with services and housing options. Spread the word!

🔔TODAY AT 2 PM catch my take on California’s #Prop1 at my alma mater @USCPrice with @AndyDRC and @sabamwine. #vote #civics #govote #mentalhealth #seriousmentalillness @CountyofLA 🔔

California's mental health ballot measure is the best chance in decades to change the system calmatters.org/commentary/202…

#Prop1 is on CA's March primary ballot + aims to provide 10,000 new behavioral-health beds with a $6.4B bond + redirect some existing funding to bolster mental health and substance abuse services. Will it address root causes of homelessness? uscprice.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

California Nursing Homes Are Becoming ‘De Facto Mental Health Centers’ laist.com/news/specials/…

Opinion: I run an L.A. homeless services organization. But I can’t afford to live in L.A. anymore latimes.com/opinion/story/…

Thank you @CBSNews for highlighting the street-based work of our HOME team to help those who are experiencing homelessness & mental illness. Visit the below link to watch/read the story cbsnews.com/news/la-county…

@hiltonfound @fountainhouse Agree. Thank you for the feature and your support, @hiltonfound! Follow us on IG or check out Hollywood4WRD.org to learn more about why Hollywood’s the hotbed of mental health innovation in #LA! #mentalhealth health #homelessness #WorldMentaHealthDay

When we ensure people have housing stability and services that support their mental and physical wellbeing, we will move closer to a Los Angeles where homelessness is rare, brief and nonrecurring. #WorldMentalHealthDay #WorldHomelessDay

On this #WorldMentalHealthDay and #WorldHomelessDay, we hope you will take a moment to learn more about @fountainhouse and @Hollywood4WRD, two organizations providing critical mental health services for people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles.

The City of L.A. has opened applications for a program that will provide up to six months of rental relief to low-income residential renters who are at risk of homelessness due to unpaid rent. Apply from now through October 2nd! Learn more here: housing.lacity.org

If you care about serious mental illness issues, this is a must-listen @AirTalk segment w/ @avb_soc on his new book looking at conservatorship in CA: kpcc.org/podcast/airtal…

#USCPrice MPP alum Brittney Weissman has dedicated her career to #PublicService, most recently joining @Hollywood4WRD, an organization that addresses #homelessness in the Greater #Hollywood region. Read more about Weissman's work: priceschool.usc.edu/news/usc-price…

Reminder that the next Community Planning Team meeting for our MHSA Three-Year Plan will take place tomorrow, 9 a.m. to noon. For more information and to participate in-person or virtually, visit dmh.lacounty.gov/event/mhsa-com…

👏👏👏Editorial: L.A.'s key justice reform survives court challenge. Time to pick up the pace latimes.com/opinion/story/…

@Hollywood4WRD Ain't that the truth.

Housing Advocates Aren’t Surprised By Spike In Homelessness (And Other Headlines) laist.com/news/how-to-la…

Remember: btw 2020 and Jan 2023, we (1) froze evictions, (2) added 7k shelter beds, and (3) saw a tragic uptick in street mortality. All put pressure on the count to *fall*. That it rose *at all*–to say nothing of 9%–reveals an emergency even deeper than what we see outside.

Homelessness On The Streets Skyrockets 40% In 5 Years In LA County laist.com/news/housing-h…