DIDI HIRSCH PSYCHIATRIC SERVICE
4760 SOUTH SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD, CULVER CITY, CA 90230 www.didihirsch.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: FOR 75 YEARS, DIDI HIRSCH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES (DHMHS) HAS TRANSFORMED LIVES BY PROVIDING QUALITY MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE AND SUICIDE PREVENTION SERVICES IN COMMUNITIES WHERE STIGMA OR POVERTY LIMITS ACCESS. OUR ROOTS GO BACK TO THE 1930S WHEN A GROUP OF WOMEN FUNDED PSYCHIATRIC CARE FOR FAMILIES DEVASTATED BY THE GREAT DEPRESSION. IN 1942, WITH $5,000 AND SPACE PROVIDED BY THE CEDARS OF LEBANON HOSPITAL, THESE PHILANTHROPIC PIONEERS ESTABLISHED THE FIRST NONPROFIT MENTAL HEALTH CLINIC OF ITS KIND IN LOS ANGELES. IN 1974, THE AGENCY WAS RENAMED IN HONOR OF SOCIAL WORKER DIDI HIRSCH AFTER SHE AND HER HUSBAND, I. KINGDON HIRSCH, DONATED THE MATCHING FUNDS FOR IT TO BECOME A FEDERALLY-DESIGNATED COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER.

PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER & SUICIDE PREVENTION SERVICES TO UNDERSERVED CITIES.

DHMHS PROVIDES CARING OUTPATIENT AND RESIDENTIAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE SERVICES THROUGHOUT LOS ANGELES COUNTY. WITH AN OPERATING BUDGET OF $50.5 MILLION, OVER 500 STAFF AND 260 VOLUNTEERS-AND DELIVERING SERVICES IN NEIGHBORHOODS FROM PACOIMA TO INGLEWOOD, TO WEST LA AND MACARTHUR PARK-THE AGENCY SERVED OVER 129,000 CHILDREN, FAMILY MEMBERS, ADULTS AND OLDER ADULTS THROUGH 10 COMMUNITY-BASED LOCATIONS AND ALMOST 100 SCHOOLS. BY DOING SO, DHMHS HAS RESPONDED TO A SIGNIFICANT NEED AS MORE THAN 85% OF OUR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE CLIENTS SERVED LIVE AT OR BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL.OUTPATIENT SERVICES - DHMHS OFFERS INDIVIDUAL, FAMILY, AND GROUP COUNSELING; PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATION MANAGEMENT; AND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN. INTENSIVE SERVICES ARE DELIVERED TO THOSE EXPERIENCING SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS IN COMMUNITY, HOME, AND CLINIC SETTINGS. ON THE CAMPUSES OF ALMOST 100 SCHOOLS, OUR THERAPISTS HELP STUDENTS ADDRESS EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL CHALLENGES AND SUCCEED IN THEIR STUDIES. CLIENTS ALSO WORK ON THEIR WELLNESS AND RECOVERY THROUGH PARTICIPATION IN PEER-LED SUPPORT GROUPS, CLASSES, AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES. THE AGENCY ALSO BRINGS PRIMARY CARE PRACTITIONERS FROM LOCAL FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTERS ON SITE TO IMPROVE CLIENTS'ACCESS TO OTHER HEALTH SERVICES.CRISIS RESIDENTIAL CARE - DIDI HIRSCH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IS LOS ANGELES COUNTY'S LONGEST SERVING PROVIDER OF CRISIS RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT, OPERATING TWO RESIDENCES, JUMP STREET AND EXCELSIOR HOUSE. THROUGH OUR SHORT-TERM PROGRAM, MEN AND WOMEN IN PSYCHIATRIC CRISIS-MANY OF WHOM ARE HOMELESS OR AT-RISK OF BECOMING HOMELESS-REGAIN STABILITY AND IMPROVE THEIR MENTAL HEALTH AND LIVING SITUATIONS.SPECIALIZED CHILDREN'S SERVICES - AS THE FIRST MENTAL HEALTH PARTNER IN THE LOS ANGELES CHILD ABDUCTION TASK FORCE ESTABLISHED IN 1992, DHMHS CONTINUES TO HELP ABDUCTED YOUTH REUNITE WITH THEIR FAMILIES AFTER BEING RECOVERED. OUR AGENCY ALSO PROVIDES SPECIALIZED FOSTER CARE SERVICES TO ASSESS AND TREAT CHILDREN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA AND ABUSE. MANY OF THESE CHILDREN ARE FIVE-YEARS-OLD AND YOUNGER, SO THROUGH OUR ZERO TO FIVE PROGRAM WE HELP AT-RISK FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN DEVELOP POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS THAT LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR FUTURE SUCCESS. A DEDICATED PROGRAM TAILORED TO YOUTH AGES 15-24 UTILIZES THERAPY AND MEDICATION TO HELP YOUNG PEOPLE MANAGE THEIR ILLNESSES AND ASSISTS THEM IN PURSUING AND ATTAINING THEIR EDUCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT GOALS. BECAUSE OF ITS COMMITMENT TO CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH FINDINGS AND BEST PRACTICES, DIDI HIRSCH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES IS AN ACTIVE AND CONTRIBUTING MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS NETWORK (NCTSN).

SUICIDE PREVENTION - WITH CONTRACTS FROM LOS ANGELES COUNTY AND ORANGE COUNTY, THE SUICIDE PREVENTION CENTER (SPC) OPERATES THE OLDEST 24/7 SUICIDE PREVENTION CRISIS LINE IN THE NATION. THIS HOTLINE UTILIZES THE SERVICES AND SUPPORT OF ENGLISH- AND SPANISH-SPEAKING COUNSELORS AVAILABLE AT ALL TIMES AND KOREAN-SPEAKING COUNSELORS DURING PEAK HOURS. IN CALENDAR YEAR 2018, THROUGH THIS HOTLINE AS WELL AS THE DISASTER DISTRESS HELPLINE AND SPC CHAT LINE, STAFF RESPONDED TO 101,010 CALLS, CHATS AND TEXTS FROM DISTRESSED INDIVIDUALS OR LOVED ONES CONCERNED ABOUT THEM. STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS PROVIDE PREVENTION TRAINING AT SCHOOLS, LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES, HOSPITALS, COUNSELING CENTERS, AND PLACES OF WORSHIP. OUR SUICIDE RESPONSE TEAM OFFERS IMMEDIATE SUPPORT AT THE SCENE OF SUICIDES THROUGH A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOS ANGELES MAYOR'S CRISIS RESPONSE TEAM. FOR THOSE WHO HAVE LOST A LOVED ONE TO SUICIDE, SPC PROVIDES BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUPS AND TELEPHONE COUNSELING. IT ALSO OFFERS SUPPORT GROUPS TO INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ATTEMPTED SUICIDE. THIS SUPPORT GROUP CURRICULUM FOR SURVIVORS OF SUICIDE ATTEMPTS HAS BEEN ACCEPTED BY A NATIONAL REGISTRY AND REQUESTED 1500 TIMES BY THOSE WORKING WITH SURVIVORS IN ALL 50 STATES AND AN ADDITIONAL 35 NATIONS. WE HAVE TRAINED OVER 200 FACILITATORS FROM 22 STATES IN OUR MODEL.

EMPLOYMENT AND HOUSING SERVICES - THROUGH OUR CALWORKS PROGRAM, DHMHS SUPPORTS CLIENTS IN THEIR JOB SEARCHES AND HAS HELPED 70% OF INDIVIDUALS REFERRED FOR SERVICES GAIN EMPLOYMENT. CLIENTS ARE ALSO ASSISTED WITH SECURING SAFE AND ACCESSIBLE HOUSING THROUGH OUR HOUSING SPECIALISTS, WHO ADVOCATE ON THEIR BEHALF WITH HOUSING AGENCIES AND LANDLORDS AND VISIT PROSPECTIVE LIVING SITUATIONS WITH THEM.

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