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| The Clinic is the oldest,
continuously operating agency of its kind in the West, and
has never wavered in its commitment to serve the communities
of Central and South Los Angeles.
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Since its inception in 1924 as the first
child guidance clinic west of the Rockies, the Los Angeles
Child Guidance Clinic has built a rich history of leadership
and innovation in the field of pediatric mental health. Founded
as one of eight demonstration clinics by the Commonwealth
Fund of New York and the National Committee for Mental Hygiene
(now the Mental Health Association in Los Angeles County),
the Clinic is the oldest, continuously operating agency of
its kind in the West, and has never wavered in its commitment
to serve the communities of Central and South Los Angeles.
From its beginning, the Clinic has been at the leading edge of
innovative mental health programming: starting in the 1940s when
it adopted a multi-disciplinary team approach to treatment to
best understand the complexities of children’s needs and
develop individualized treatment plans that result in improved
emotional and behavioral outcomes. This approach infused
the professional perspectives and work of psychologists and social
workers, and added child psychiatrists to the team shortly thereafter. This
model of service delivery then evolved to also include a parent
and family component that has resulted in the culturally sensitive,
family-centered, consumer-driven approach that exists today. |
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