Transcript Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health

Los Angeles County
Department
of Mental Health
Partner to Montebello
Unified School District
What is our role in LA County?
 DMH is the local mental health plan in Los
Angeles County
 Serves approximately 1 million residents/year
 Provides mental health services to all ages,
from infants through old age
 Contracts with other mental health agencies
to provide mental health services and
monitors service provision
What is our role for MUSD?
 We have at least 8 providers providing mental
health services to Medi-cal eligible children in
approximately 27 MUSD schools
 The Safe Schools/Healthy Schools grant will
increase the numbers of at-risk or seriously
emotionally disturbed students who can be
treated by mental health
 All current MUSD providers, including 4
recently added providers, will be part of the
grant’s developing vision for mental health
services
What is our role for MUSD?
 DMH will provide consultation on policies and
procedures for services provided under the
grant
 We will work with MUSD’s Mental Health
Liaison to integrate the services into the
schools
 We will collaborate with the Liaison to
eliminate any barriers to efficient service
delivery
What services does DMH provide?
 Outpatient therapy – individual, family, and
group
 Medication Support
 Crisis Intervention
 CALWORKS
 School-based mental health
 Intensive programs, some are 24/7
Intensive Programs Have Specific
Criteria
 Wraparound
 Systems of Care
 Full Service Partnerships
 Specialized Foster Care
 TBS – Therapeutic Behavioral Services
DMH Emergency Outreach Bureau
 PMRT – Psychiatric Mobile Response Team
 Has a mandate to serve all school children in
Los Angeles County, but particularly for all
DCFS and Probation youth
 Will come out to evaluate a client in a crisis
and will hospitalize if necessary
 During clinic hours (8:00a-5:00p) call Service
Area team.
 SA7 562/467-0209. SA3 626/258-2004/05.
 After hours call ACCESS 800/854-7771
DMH Emergency Outreach Bureau
 MEU/SMART – Mental Evaluation Unit and System
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wide Mental Assessment Response Team
To reduce potential for violence during police
contacts with people with severe mental illness
MEU offers referral info to patrol units to help provide
linkage to services as well as dispatching SMART
teams to scene
SMART provides intervention, referral or placement
for mentally ill person
SMART team consists of one police officer and one
DMH clinician
Los Angeles County
Department of Mental Health
 Questions about these services? Contact
Carol Sagusti, LCSW, 213/738-3468.
 We’re happy to be part of MUSD’s
partnership!