Alcott Center For Mental Health Services

Mental Health Services: In 2024, the agency served nearly 1,400 clients in its community based mental health program. The mental health program treats Medi-Cal beneficiaries or those without health insurance, ages 18+, providing assessment, individual and group therapy, case management, and psychiatry. All services are individualized to help our clients achieve their maximum potential. Under this contract, Alcott also is the lead entity for the Westside Health Neighborhood, which interfaces and engages the community around health and quality of life challenges. Alcott delivers these services under its long-standing contract with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. The populations served are 43% White, 24% African American, 16% Hispanic, 5% Other White (e.g. Arab, Iraqi, Turks), 2% Asian, 2% Other, 1% Iranian, 1% Other Middle Eastern, 1% South African, and 5% Not Specified.

Supportive Housing Services:In 2024, the agency served 650 clients within its supportive, intensive case management programs funded by the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services. Intensive case management services include outreach, engagement, case management, psychiatry, transportation, linkage to legal services, processing of subsidized housing vouchers, and housing location/placement. If not linked elsewhere, many of these clients are also linked to Alcott's mental health and/or substance abuse programs. The populations served are 43% African American, 32% White, 10% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 1% Native American, 1% Native Alaskan, 1% Hawaiian, 2% Other,and 7% Unknown.

Unarmed Crisis Response Services: In 2024, the agency provided unarmed crisis response services to community members experiencing public mental health crises, homelessness, and/or other related challenges. In partnership with the City of Los Angeles, this Unarmed Model of Crisis Response (UMCR) program diverts nonviolent 911 calls in the Wilshire area to Alcott's teams of trained mental health professionals. Since March 2024, Alcott's teams have diverted/responded to 1,950 nonviolent 911 calls.