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The following publications are from RAND's evaluation of programs funded by California's Mental Health Services Act.

Los Angeles County
The Statewide Initiative
Specific Initiatives

Los Angeles County

Nov 18, 2025

Evaluation of the iPrevail Initiative to Provide a Free Online Mental Health App to Los Angeles County Residents: Fiscal Year 2024–2025

This report presents a fiscal year 2024–2025 evaluation of a Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health initiative to provide Los Angeles County residents with free access to iPrevail, a software app offering mental health education and support.
Nov 12, 2025

Evaluating Year Two of the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health's Anti-Racism, Inclusion, Solidarity, and Empowerment (ARISE) Leadership Training

The authors conduct an evaluation of the second year of the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health's Anti-Racism, Inclusion, Solidarity, and Empowerment (ARISE) leadership training series and present their findings and recommendations.
Oct 31, 2025

Evaluation of Los Angeles County’s 2025 Take Action for Mental Health Social Marketing Campaign

This report presents a complete picture of the Los Angeles County residents reached by the Take Action for Mental Health social marketing campaign across the county population and an evaluation of the campaign’s potential impact in the county.
Dec 27, 2024

Evaluation of Los Angeles County's 2024 Take Action for Mental Health Social Marketing Campaign

This report presents a complete picture of the Los Angeles County residents reached by the Take Action for Mental Health social marketing campaign across the county population and an evaluation of the campaign's potential impact in the county.
Dec 23, 2024

Evaluation of Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health's Anti-Racism, Diversity, and Inclusion Training

Authors evaluating the training series found that trainees were highly satisfied and reported increases in leadership practices that foster diversity, inclusion, and psychological safety, while staff trainees supervised did not notice these changes.
Dec 20, 2024

Evaluation of YourDMH, Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health's Community Stakeholder Engagement Groups

The authors evaluate Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (DMH) stakeholder groups to understand group member satisfaction, representation, and inclusiveness and provide recommendations for improving DMH stakeholder engagement.
Dec 20, 2024

Evaluation of iPrevail Los Angeles County: An Initiative to Provide a Free Mental Health App to Los Angeles County Residents

This report presents an evaluation of a Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health initiative to provide residents of Los Angeles County free access to iPrevail, an application that provides users with mental health education and resources.
Nov 30, 2023

Evaluation of Los Angeles County's 2023 Mental Health Campaigns: Identifying the Reach and Impact of the Take Action for Mental Health Los Angeles County and Do Worthwhile Work Campaigns

This report describes the evaluation of the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health’s 2023 mental health prevention and early intervention and mental health workforce campaigns.
Nov 30, 2022

Evaluation of Los Angeles County's 2022 WeRise Mental Health Events

This evaluation indicates that the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health WeRise events and outreach successfully reached county residents, mobilized them around mental health, and may have boosted awareness of mental health resources.
Nov 30, 2022

Evaluation of Los Angeles County's L.A. Dodgers 2022 Mental Health Campaign

This evaluation indicates that the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health–Dodgers partnership to expand the reach of the WhyWeRise program successfully reached county residents and raised awareness of county mental health resources.
Apr 6, 2022

Evaluation of Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health's 2020–2021 L.A. Dodgers Mental Health Campaign

This report presents an evaluation of a Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health campaign with the Los Angeles Dodgers that focuses on early intervention for mental health challenges—an effort specifically aimed at the team's diverse fan base.
Mar 23, 2022

Evaluation of Los Angeles County's 2021 WhyWeRise Mental Health Campaign

RAND researchers describe a survey conducted to evaluate the reach and impact of a 2021 Los Angeles County social marketing campaign promoting awareness of county mental health resources and communicating messages of resilience, support, and hope.
Mar 10, 2022

Evaluation of Los Angeles County's Fall 2020 WhyWeRise Mental Health Campaign and WeRise 2021

This campaign focuses on prevention of and early intervention for mental health challenges. Surveys suggest that the fall 2020 and spring 2021 efforts reached a diverse group of county residents and boosted awareness of mental health resources.
May 4, 2021

Evaluation of Los Angeles County's COVID-19 Mental Health Campaign

RAND evaluators found that a Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health campaign promoting awareness of county resources successfully reached residents, fostered a feeling of support among those it reached, and conveyed how to seek help.
Jun 25, 2020

Evaluation of Los Angeles County's 2019 "Spark the True You" Mental Health Campaign

Los Angeles County, in partnership with the Los Angeles Sparks basketball team, conducted a mental health campaign aimed at women veterans. It did not reach large numbers but provided new information about mental health among those it did reach.
Mar 4, 2020

Evaluation of Los Angeles County's 2019 Moral Injury Conference

RAND evaluated the reach and impact of a moral injury conference and its goals to deepen knowledge about moral injury and effective recovery strategies and to strengthen collaborative connections.
Apr 1, 2020

2019 Evaluation of Los Angeles County's WhyWeRise Mental Health Campaign

Interviews and a survey indicate that WhyWeRise, a community engagement mental health campaign, reached at least 30 percent of Los Angeles County youth and mobilized them to improve societal support for those experiencing mental health challenges.
Nov 14, 2018

Evaluating Los Angeles County's Mental Health Community Engagement Campaign

In order to evaluate how well a Los Angeles County mental health campaign met its goals, RAND conducted an in-person survey of event attendees, a social media analysis, and a web-based survey of a broader population of Los Angeles youth.
Nov 14, 2018

Evaluation of Los Angeles County's Mental Health Community Engagement Campaign

To evaluate how well a Los Angeles County mental health campaign met its goals, RAND conducted an in-person survey of event attendees, a social media analysis, and a web-based survey of a broader population of Los Angeles youth.
Oct 29, 2018

Los Angeles County's Mental Health Full Service Partnerships Yield Cost Savings

RAND estimated government spending and cost savings associated with outcomes targeted by Full Service Partnership programs in Los Angeles County: homelessness, criminal justice detention, health care (inpatient and outpatient), and employment.
Oct 29, 2018

Evaluating Cost Savings Associated with Los Angeles County's Mental Health Full Service Partnerships

This report estimates government spending and cost savings associated with outcomes targeted by Full Service Partnership programs in Los Angeles County: homelessness, criminal justice detention, health care (inpatient and outpatient), and employment.
Oct 22, 2018

Prevention Outcomes Monitoring: Data Collection for Prevention Program Providers Webinar

Webinar of training guidance for data collectors and data entry personnel who will be using surveys to monitor prevention program outcomes.
Sep 28, 2018

Monitoring Prevention Mental Health Programs: Supporting California Counties to Meet Statewide Reporting Requirements

In this document, RAND researchers describe how they developed a tool to help the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health comply with regulations to report on outcomes for prevention mental health programs.
Mar 13, 2018

Evaluation of the Mental Health Services Act in Los Angeles County: Implementation and Outcomes for Key Programs

This report examines the reach of mental health programs in Los Angeles County and what the impact of those programs has been.
Mar 13, 2018

The Mental Health Services Act in Los Angeles County: Evaluating Program Reach and Outcomes

RAND researchers examined the geographic and demographic reach of Mental Health Services Act-funded activities in Los Angeles County and assessed their impact on clients.

The Statewide Initiative

Specific Initiatives

Stigma and Discrimination

Suicide Prevention

Student Mental Health