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metal health services for children and families are provided
in clinic, school and home settings. |
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Outpatient Services
Children ages 5 to 21 with a mental health
problem, reflected in a DMS-IV diagnosis, with moderate to
severe impairment in everyday functioning at home, school,
and the community are provided:
• Mental Heath Services – Including
assessment and evaluation, psychological testing,
individual, group and family therapy and rehabilitation.
• Case Management – Providing
linkages and consultation with other public and
private services such as physical health care, substance
abuse, dual diagnosis services, vocational services and
housing opportunities.
• Medication
Support – Providing
psychiatric evaluation and/or ongoing medication monitoring.
School Based Services
Clinic staff provides on-site school-based mental health
services at 15 Los Angeles Unified School District schools
for children who exhibit emotional and behavioral problems
that significantly interfere with their functioning. This
includes students at risk for academic and delinquency problems,
those struggling with anger management, and children who have
experienced traumatic events such as witnessing street or gang
violence. School personnel refer students to services,
which include assessment and evaluation, individual and group
therapy, and medication support for children needing psychiatric
services.
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