Organization: LOS ANGELES CENTER FOR ALCOHOL &
Mission: THE MISSION OF LACADA IS A COMMITMENT TO SAVING LIVES, EMPOWERING INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES, AND STRENGTHENING COMMUNITIES THROUGH INNOVATIVE, CLIENT-CENTERED, CULTURALLY SENSITIVE SUBSTANCE USE AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES.
Activities: RESIDENTIAL SERVICES
OUTPATIENT SERVICES THE SANTA FE SPRINGS OUTPATIENT AND INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN BOTH ENGLISH AND SPANISH BY CULTURALLY COMPETENT STAFF MEMBERS AND INCLUDE, CASE MANAGEMENT, CRISIS INTERVENTION, INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING, GROUP COUNSELING, FAMILY COUNSELING, SUPPORT GROUPS, INSTRUCTION IN PREVENTION AND DIVERSION STRATEGIES AND WORKSHOPS IN HEALTH EDUCATION, LIFE SKILLS AND PARENTING CLASSES. LACADA SERVES APPROXIMATELY 644 CLIENTS ANNUALLY AT THIS LOCATION. THE DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES OUTPATIENT SERVICES, ALSO PROVIDES INDIVIDUALIZED COUNSELING SERVICES, TREATMENT PLANNING, AND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR A VARIETY OF DISORDERS. THE MOST STRIKING DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS PROGRAM AND ITS CORRESPONDING PROGRAM SITE IN SANTA FE SPRINGS IS THAT DOWNTOWN WAS CREATED TO COMBAT HOMELESSNESS, DUE TO THE FACILITY'S CLOSE PROXOMITY TO SKID ROW.
RE-ENTRY PROGRAMS
NTEE category: Mental Health & Crisis Intervention
Secondary category: Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy