Behavioral Health Services
Mental Health Services for children and adolescents are focused on youth who are experiencing significant emotional difficulties. Services may include individual, family, group psychotherapy, medication support and/or case management. The children's mental health project emphasizes linkage and close collaboration with the child's and family's support system. This may include schools, the Los Angeles County Regional Centers, Department of Mental Health and Department of Children and Family Services.
COMMUNITY CLINIC SERVICES: Offices are located in Pico Rivera, Walnut, East Los Angeles, and Long Beach. Select the location tab on the left for additional information.
SCHOOL BASED AND SCHOOL LINKED SERVICES: Services are provided at several designated school sites in various school districts within Los Angeles County.
PERMANENCY SUPPORT SERVICES: This program is focused on youth who are at risk of a more restrictive residential placement or are returning to community placement from institutional care. Alma has a specialized team to identify and assist in transitioning children with emotional difficulty to the community. There is a strong emphasis on linkage and close collaboration with the Los Angeles County Regional Centers, Department of Mental Health, Department of Children and Family Services and the foster care system. When the child is placed in the community, Alma may be designated as the fixed point of responsibility in the coordination and provision of mental health services.
THERAPEUTIC BEHAVIORAL SERVICES: This intensive individual service is designed to assist a child or adolescent in maintaining his/her least restrictive residential placement. The service provides intensive individualized treatment targeted at specific behaviors which are identified as barriers to the child/adolescent’s successful and continued residential placement.
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JUVENILE JUSTICE PROJECT: This service provides mental health services to children/adolescents who have been served or are currently receiving services from the L.A. County Probation Department. Services may be provided in juvenile detention facilities, residential placement, other probation facilities, or through Alma's outpatient program. Mental health services may include case management, individual, group and family psychotherapy, crises intervention and medication support.
FULL SERVICE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM: This service is targeted to Seriously Emotionally Disturbed (SED) children and families, providing a broad base of collaborative services utilizing culturally competent staff, in a variety of community-based settings. The FSP program is for children 0-15 years of age, and their families, who would benefit from, and are interested in participating in, a program designed to address the total needs of a family whose child is experiencing significant emotional, psychological or behavioral problems negatively impacting their well-being. Children’s FSP services specialize in meeting the mental health needs of children and their families by providing family centered services with staff that are available 24 hours per day/7 days per week.
Wraparound Services
Services are provided in collaboration with the Los Angeles Depart of Children and Family Services; Department of Probation; and the Department of Mental Health. Services are provided by a specially trained team providing services that are family-driven and family-strengths focused with the goal of wrapping supportive services around the client and family to ensure the successful return to home from higher level of service placements.
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