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The Harbor Gateway North Neighborhood Council is a group of elected, volunteer stakeholders that work as a body for improvement of the Harbor Gateway North neighborhood. The activities of the Council are funded by the City of Los Angeles through the Department of Neighborhood Empowerment. Updates on the activities of the Harbor Gateway North Neighborhood…
DetailsAn unattended death occurs when an individual dies the remains are not discovered for days, weeks, or even longer. An unattended death typically occurs when a person lives alone and lacks family members or friends who regularly check on that individual’s wellbeing. Common Types of Unattended Deaths in Los Angeles The most common types of…
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Nearly 45,000 people took their own lives in the United States in 2016 (the last year a full set of data is available). Suicide is on the list of the top 10 causes of death in the country. Approximately 4,300 Californians took their lives in 2016. California is ranked 46 when it comes to the…
DetailsLittle is written to provide guidance and understanding about what it is like to lose your mother, or either parent, by suicide. Perhaps the most important bit of advice about losing a parent to suicide comes from Bryan Behar. Bryan is a longtime writer of American situation comedies – perhaps not the most likely resource…
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Up until 2013, hoarding was considered a type of obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD. In 2013, hoarding was classified as a specific mental health condition, separate and apart from OCD. Hoarding disorder, as the condition technically is called, is defined as a persistent inability to part with possessions due to a perceived need to save them.…
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Pets or companion animals truly are like family for many people. Some people have a proverbial “house full” of pets, a situation which begs the question of “how many pets are too many?” In other words, when does the population of pets in a person’s home reach the point that an individual can be considered…
DetailsWhen your parents pass away, you undoubtedly will have a good many questions. Some of these questions will center around what happens to your parents’ home after they have passed on. There are a number of factors to take into consideration regarding your parents’ residence after they have died. The Probate Process The California probate…
DetailsWhen adult children face the death of a parent, they confront planning a funeral, making burial arrangements, and dealing with the probate process. What a surprising number of adult children also confront is the shocking revelation that a parent had been hoarding to an unimaginable extent. The situation becomes even more untenable if a deceased…
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The primary means of disposing of biohazardous material has been incineration. Prior to 1997, 90 percent of all biohazardous waste was incinerated. It was in that year that the Environmental Protection Agency issued the Hospital Medical Waste Incinerator standards. These standards started a shift away from the incineration of biohazardous waste to other methodologies, principally…
DetailsCalifornia was the first state in the country to provide compensation for victims of crime. California commenced providing compensation to victims of crime, as well as victim-survivors of crime, beginning in 1965. Following California’s lead, by 1972 eight more states were providing compensation to victims of crime. There are some academic scholarships available to Californians…
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