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Across L.A. County, law enforcement looks for resources to deal with the mentally ill

Sheriff's Sgt. Annadennise Briz, left, and Deputy Gabriela Ververa walk a man into Exodus, a mental health urgent care center near L. A. County-USC Medical Center.

Sheriff’s Sgt. Annadennise Briz, left, and Deputy Gabriela Ververa walk a man into Exodus, a mental health urgent care center near L. A. County-USC Medical Center.

  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Mental health team

Deputy Sheriff Gabriela Ververa, left, part of a mental health evaluation team, at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, where they were called when a man showed up at the grave of his son with a gun.

  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

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