Health Resources
General Health
- Laundry Love
- Provides clothes and bedding washing to low/no-income families and persons
- Los Angeles Public Library Stable Living Resource Locator
- Resources and support map
- Medi-Cal
- State and federal government fund available to low-income California residents to pay for medical expenses
- Refresh Spot
- Skid Row community-driven project that provides the community with access to a restroom, shower, and laundry facility with supportive services
- The People Concern
- Offers general medical aid as well as housing and substance abuse resources
- In Home Supportive Services (IHSS)
- Pays for services for persons 65+ and legally blind or disabled adults and children so they can remain safely in their homes
Mental Health
- AMERICAN HEALTH SERVICES – EL DORADO COMMUNITY SERVICE CENTERS – LAWNDALE
- Provides health services, mental health services and substance use disorder services for people of all ages who live in the Los Angeles County area. There are no geographic restrictions.
- Alma Family Services- El Monte Office- MAC Laren Children Center
- Provides services for people with developmental disabilities who live in Los Angeles County. There are no geographic restrictions.
- Center for Reflective Communities
- Provides family support services for parents in Los Angeles County. There are no geographic restrictions.
- Community Medical Wellness Centers USA
- Provides counseling services, health services and legal services for people of all ages who live in Long Beach and the surrounding communities, including people who are low-income or homeless. There are no geographic restrictions.
- Los Angeles Department of Mental Health
- Resources available from the county office
- Maple Counseling Center
- Offers counseling services and volunteer opportunities for people of all ages who live or work in Beverly Hills and adjacent areas. There are no geographic restrictions.
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- List of mental health resources in Los Angeles.
- Pacific Clinics
- California’s largest nonprofit provider of mental health and substance use services
- Richstone Family Center
- Provides mental health services, supervised visitation and monitoring for low-income and at-risk families, and volunteer opportunities for people, age 16 and older, who live in Los Angeles. There are no geographic restrictions.
- Southern California Counseling Center
- Provides counseling services and domestic violence services for adults, couples, families and children in Los Angeles County. There are no geographic restrictions.
Mental Health Literacy
- Avoiding Burnout in Case Management: 5 Things You Can Do
- Work–Life BALANCE: How Some Case Managers Do It!
- Living Well with Serious Mental Illness
- Engaging a person with lived experience of mental illness in a collaborative care model feasibility study
- Conflict Management: Difficult Conversations with Difficult People
- The Best Ways to Deal With Angry Customers
- Conflict Resolution: 4 Expert Tips For Dealing With Cumbersome Clients
Substance Use and Harm Reduction
- Substance Use Treatment Locator
- Treatment locator provided by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
- SAMHSA Harm Reduction Information
- Background information and resources on harm reduction for substance abuse disorder
- Community Assessment Service Center
- Referral program to find an appointment for alcohol and drug treatment programs
- Turning Point
- Offers a drug and alcohol education program
- LA Center for Alcohol and Drug Abuse
- Trauma-informed behavioral treatment and other services for substance abuse
- Recover LA
- (844) 804-7500 – Substance Abuse Service Helpline
- LA LGBT Center Addition Recovery
- Therapy and therapy groups available for substance abuse
- National Harm Reduction Coalition – California Resources
- Interactive map for harm reduction resources in California
- LA County Health Services Harm Reduction
- Harm reduction approaches led by LA County
Trauma Informed Care
- A Long Journey Home
- A guide to agencies looking for practical ideas about how to create trauma-informed environments. This guide elaborates on ten principles for designing trauma-informed.
- PACES Connection Network
- PACEs Connection is a social network that is a trusted source where members share information, explore resources and access tools that help them work together to create resilient families, systems, and communities.
- National Center for Trauma-Informed Care (NCTIC)
- NCTIC offers consultation and technical assistance, education and outreach, and resources to support a broad range of service systems, including systems providing mental health and substance abuse services, housing and homelessness services, HIV services, peer and family organizations, child welfare, criminal justice, and education.
- National Center on Family Homelessness
- The Toolkit offers homeless service providers with guidelines for developing practices and policies to ensure that they are responding appropriately to the needs of families who have experienced traumatic stress.
- SAMHSA
- These booklets are an introduction to the effects of trauma and some guidance on how to relieve those symptoms.
- San Francisco Trauma Informed Systems (TIS) Initiatives
- TIS Initiative is a six-pronged approach to developing and sustaining change in organizational and workforce functioning.
- Find additional trauma-informed care and other counseling resources on our counseling page.
Veteran Healthcare
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare
- Healthcare for veterans through the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
- CalVet Healthcare Services
- Enrollment for healthcare benefits available for eligible veterans
- MHALA Veterans Services
- Benefits assistance and more available to veterans and their families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness