 Breaking the Cycle: Reentry, Resilience, and the Power of Care
Black Angelenos remain disproportionately impacted by both incarceration and homelessness — the result of decades of structural inequities in housing, education, employment, and the criminal legal system. In Los Angeles County, Black residents represent just 8–9% of the general population but nearly 30% of those experiencing homelessness. Incarceration remains one of the strongest predictors of housing instability.
A newly released case study examines how Los Angeles County is working to interrupt that cycle and explores how cross-department collaboration, community partnerships, and trauma-informed care are building a more equitable public safety model: one grounded in stability, dignity, and belonging.
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About the Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion (ARDI) Initiative
On July 21, 2020, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors unanimously passed a motion to establish an anti-racism policy agenda to address “generational inequality and systemic anti-Black racism.” Recognizing that racism is “a matter of public health in Los Angeles County,” and that racism against Black people and communities of color has resulted in large disparities in family stability, health and wellbeing, education, employment, economic development, public safety, criminal justice and housing, the Board directed the County Chief Executive Officer to establish the Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion (ARDI) Initiative.
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