Family Counseling

The agency provides welfare-to-work support services for CalWORKs recipients who live in Los Angeles County. Services include mental health evaluations, parenting skills development, medication monitoring, psychiatric evaluations, family counseling, substance use disorder services, and in-person crisis intervention. The agency serves SPA 5; however there are no geographic restrictions.

General mental health services may include individual, couples or group therapy. An assessment for medical conditions which may aggravate the mental/emotional condition is also made as are referrals to appropriate medical care.

If the child of a CalWORKs recipient has a mental or emotional disorder which constitutes a barrier to the parent's employment or further participation in the CalWORKs program, the program provides mental health evaluation, child guidance and family counseling under the same conditions as the recipient herself. Services may include individual and family therapy; and medication monitoring. An assessment for medical conditions which may aggravate the mental/emotional condition and appropriate referrals are also made.

Child care and transportation assistance such as van pick-up, taxi vouchers or bus fare, is provided for mental health participants.