Community Mental Health Services- Contracts for Services
Project Description:
Project Title:
Community Mental Health Services- Contracts for Services
Project Description:
The project's primary mission is to provide behavioral health services to eligible children and families. There are six service program ares: Early Childhood (Birth-to-five)Pediatric Psychology, Trauma-Exposed, School-Aged, Adolescent Medicine, and Feeding/Dually-diagnosed, each offering a range of services. Secondary focuses are upon pre-service training as this project funds the bulk of the infrastructure for the UCEDD's accredited training programs in psychology and social work.
Project goals/objectives/activities:
The primary service goal is to ensure that the high quality behavioral health services are provided as defined in LAC/DMH service contract, that budgeted service expectations are met, and that defined quality assurance parameters are achieved. Secondary goals include successful matriculation, training, and graduation of more than 40 full-time mental health trainees and the development of a mental health work force sufficiently productive and clinically-proficient to allow for expansion of needed serves to underservecd populations is sustained.
Anticipated Outcomes:
Clinical productivity- Mental health clinicians as individuals and collectively will meet anticipated, budgeted clinical services levels.
Academic Success- Mental health trainees will meet achieve defined training goals and will be certified as graduates of the accredited training program. Contractual requirements also ensure that trainees are exposed to Evidence-Based Practice models.
Core-function Areas:
Services, Community Education, Research, Training
Target population:
Infants, children and adolescents who meet local, State and Federal eligibilities as youngsters with Severe Emotional Disturbance or as defined by other funding sources as in need of behavioral health services (e.g. all children recently detained by Department of Children and Family Services, or patients funded for full service, field-based, or prevention or early intervention under the California State Mental Health Services Act
Geographic area:
Los Angles County
Partnerships:
LA County Department of Mental Health, LAC/Department of Children and Family Services, Queenscare health and Faith Partnership
Funding Source:
LA County Department of Mental Health;LA County Department of Children and Family Services, Federal EPSDT Program, State of California funds and the State of California's Mental Health Services Act.
Years of Funding:
Continuing
Core Function(s):
Training Trainees, Developing & Disseminating Information
Area of Emphasis
Quality Assurance, Education & Early Intervention, Child Care-Related Activities, Health-Related Activities, Employment-Related Activities, Housing-Related Activities, Transportation-Related Activities, Recreation-Related Activities, Other - Cultural Diversity
Target Audience:
Students/Trainees (long or intermediate trainees), Community Trainees / Short term trainees, Professionals and Para-Professionals, Family Members/Caregivers, Children/Adolescents with Disabilities/SHCN
Unserved or Under-served Populations:
Racial or Ethnic Minorities, Disadvantaged Circumstances, Limited English, Geographic Areas, Urban, Specific Groups
Primary Target Audience Geographic Descriptor:
Single-County
COVID-19 Related Data:
N/A
