Dystinee Scott

Staff Analyst | Correctional Health-Addiction Medicine Services

“Structural and systematic factors that contribute to high rates of homelessness in people of color include lack of adequate income, quality education, and affordable housing. These are not factors that can or will be changed overnight but I do believe that we all have a part to play in the redirection.”

Dystinee Scott is the Administrative Manager of programs for Addiction Medicine Services under Correctional Health servicing all LA County jails. In this role, her focus is to provide support, through job training, to all staff who provide services for clients experiencing substance abuse in la county. Dystinee’s passion for reducing recidivism through sobriety and combating homelessness stems from her educational background where she received her bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice and her master’s degree in education with an emphasis on training and development. Dystinee’s robust career has spanned many different sectors of public service, from education to healthcare and job development fueling the desire to serve those who serve the community.