Local leaders have broken ground on a project to turn vacant state buildings at the Metropolitan State Hospital in Norwalk into a new mental health facility for Los Angeles County.
The price tag for the project is just over $100 million, with $65 million coming from voter-approved Proposition 1. The measure was passed in 2024 and has raised billions of dollars for mental health programs and facilities.
“We will have secure mental health rehabilitation centers for young adults in crisis, interim housing for people who need mental health support and long-term supportive housing for people living with mental illness who were previously homeless,” said Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn during an event…