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Los Angeles behavioral health service expansion
Overview
Healthcare providers in Los Angeles are expanding behavioral health and mental health services to address rising demand and service gaps.
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has deployed over 100 medical and psychiatric social workers to provide 24/7 coverage for inpatient and outpatient settings. This initiative integrates social workers, psychologists, and psychiatric nurse practitioners to manage assessment, therapy, and crisis response, aiming to alleviate the shortage of child and adolescent psychiatrists.
Concurrently, Los Angeles County officials announced the expansion of services at the Los Angeles General Medical Center campus. The Restorative Care Village is adding a 24-hour Mental Health Urgent Care Center, a 32-bed Residential Withdrawal Management Program, and a 96-bed Psychiatric Subacute Facility. The expansion also includes a 96-bed Recuperative Care Center to provide interim housing and nursing care for individuals experiencing homelessness.
Entities
Los Angeles General Medical Center · Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health · Restorative Care Village · Children's Hospital Los Angeles · Sandy Himmelrich
Timeline
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25 days ago
[HEALTH] 3 sourcesLos Angeles expands behavioral health services at Medical CenterLos Angeles County has expanded behavioral health services at the Los Angeles General Medical Center with new facilities for mental health urgent care, psychiatric subacute care, and withdrawal management.
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about 1 month ago
[HEALTH] 2 sourcesChildren's Hospital Los Angeles Expands Pediatric Mental Health Access with 100+ Social WorkersChildren's Hospital Los Angeles uses over 100 social workers for round‑the‑clock pediatric mental health care, addressing rising demand amid a national psychiatrist shortage.
Sources
lapost.us · mynewsla.com · onyamagazine.com