Los Angeles Centers For Alcohol And Drug Abuse

THE MISSION OF L.A. CADA 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.

OUTPATIENT AND COMMUNITY SERVICES: SERVED 1707 PATIENTS IN 2021LOS ANGELES CENTERS FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (L.A. CADA) IS LICENSED AND CERTIFIED AS A BEHAVIORAL TREATMENT PROVIDER BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA'S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL. WE TREAT PERSONS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROBLEMS USING PATIENT-CENTERED, TRAUMA-INFORMED, RECOVERY-ORIENTED SERVICES, DELIVERED BY A COMMITTED, CARING, AND QUALIFIED STAFF OF LICENSED, CERTIFIED, AND REGISTERED PROFESSIONALS. WE OFFER CRITICAL SERVICES ACROSS A WIDE CONTINUUM OF CARE, INCLUDING OUTPATIENT, INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT, AS WELL AS PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION PROGRAMS. WE OFFER MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT TO OUR PATIENTS AND HAVE A FULL MEDICAL TEAM TO OVERSEE THEIR MAT TREATMENT. OUR SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE FOR ADULTS, AGES 18 AND OVER, AND ADOLESCENTS, AGES 12-17, VIA OUTPATIENT AND SCHOOL-BASED SERVICE SETTINGS. L.A. CADA ALSO OFFERS DRUG EDUCATION/DIVERSION, PARENTING EDUCATION, ANGER MANAGEMENT, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE COUNSELING SERVICES. THESE PROGRAMS ARE AUTHORIZED OR APPROVED BY THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PROBATION, THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT, AND MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES. ADDITIONALLY, L.A. CADA OFFERS HIV/AIDS PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION SERVICES, INCLUDING HIV TESTING AND COUNSELING.OUR YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAMS INCLUDE TRANSITIONAL AGE YOUTH (TAY)18-24 YEARS AND ADOLESCENTS 12-17 YEARS. WITH OUR TAY POPULATION WE PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE WRAPAROUND CASE MANAGEMENT APPROACH THAT MAY NEED REFERRALS TO OUTSIDE AGENCY WITH WHOM WE PARTNER, THAT CAN SUPPORT WITH NEEDS L SUCH AS; HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT, FOOD, SHELTER, BASIC LIFE SKILLS LIKE RESUME BUILDING, JOB SEARCH WORKSHOP. OUR TAY CLIENTS HAVE ACCESS TO OUR THRIFT STORE FOR ANY CLOTHING AND SHOES. THEY ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN OUR PEER LEADERSHIP GROUP THAT OCCUR EVERY MONTH. BY BEING A PART OF THIS LEADERSHIP GROUP, THEY HAVE ACCESS TO VOLUNTEER HOURS, COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS, PARTICIPATION IN LIKE SKILLS WORKSHOPS, TUTORING, HIV TESTING AND OTHER SERVICES FOR FREE. L.A. CADA PROVIDES SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION, INTERVENTION AND TREATMENT AT OUR SITE IN SANTA FE SPRINGS. WE ARE PROUD TO SAY THAT WE HAVE EXPANDED TO MANY HIGH SCHOOLS TO OFFER SCHOOL-BASED SERVICES AT EL RANCHO HIGH SCHOOL, SALAZAR HIGH SCHOOL, ELLEN OCHOA PREP ACADEMY, BURKE STEAM ACADEMY, RIVERA MIDDLE SCHOOL, PARAMOUNT HIGH SCHOOL, BELLFLOWER HIGH SCHOOL, SHUR HIGH SCHOOL, COMPTON HIGH SCHOOL, NORWALK HIGH SCHOOL AND EAST LA SHERIFF'S VIDA PREVENTION PROGRAM. OUTREACH EXPERIENCE. L.A. CADA IS THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT/NAVIGATION SERVICES (CENS) PROVIDER FOR SPA 7, AND WE CONDUCT DAILY BILINGUAL, MULTICULTURAL OUTREACH/ENGAGEMENT THROUGHOUT L.A. COUNTY, INCLUDING STREET OUTREACH. L.A. CADA REACHES OUR SERVICE GROUPS VIA MULTIPLE MOUS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, INCLUDING A PARTNERSHIP TO OPERATE THE 50-BED TREATMENT UNIT AT THE L.A. MISSION ON SKID ROW. WE HAVE SUPERIOR ABILITY TO REACH PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM L.A. CADA IS CO-LOCATED IN L.A. COUNTY COURTROOMS (DOWNEY, LONG BEACH, AND L.A.'S NEW "RAINBOW COURT"), AND WE ARE ONE OF ONLY THREE SUD TREATMENT PROVIDERS WORKING INSIDE THE L.A. COUNTY JAIL SYSTEM. L.A. CADA HAS A SEAT ON THE NEW RE-IMAGINE L.A. COUNTY COMMISSION TO ADVOCATE FOR ALTERNATIVES TO INCARCERATION. VIA SUCCESSFUL OUTREACH AND STRONG MOUS WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS, L.A. CADA SERVED 3,750 TREATMENT PATIENTS IN 2018-19, WITH A 15% INCREASE TO 4,313 PATIENTS IN 2019 (PRE-PANDEMIC).

RESIDENTIAL SERVICES: SERVED 560 IN 2021LOS ANGELES CENTERS FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (L.A. CADA) OFFERS THE COUNTY A DISTINCTIVE 26-YEAR RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT IN THE DELIVERY OF 24-HOUR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT SERVING LOW-INCOME AND UNHOUSED RESIDENTS OF L.A. COUNTY. L.A. CADA IS FULLY CARF ACCREDITED AND HELD TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF QUALITY CARE FOR OUR PATIENTS. WE HAVE UNMATCHED EXPERTISE IN THE DESIGN AND DELIVERY OF EVIDENCED BASED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FOR PEOPLE OF COLOR, LGBTQ+ PATIENTS AND PERSONS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. L.A. CADA OPERATES 199 STATE-LICENSED RESIDENTIAL BEDS FOR SUD AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT WITH GENDER-SPECIFIC, PPW, COED, AND LGBTQ+ SENSITIVE PROGRAMS, INCLUDING A CRISIS RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS. L.A. CADA ALSO OPERATES A 112-BED CORRECTIONAL RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT FACILITY FOR CA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND REHABILITATION (CDCR). A BIPOC-LED AGENCY, L.A. CADA DESIGNS SERVICES DEDICATED TO EQUITY FOR AND LEADERSHIP BY THE MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES WE SERVE. OUR TREATMENT PROGRAMS ARE GROUNDED IN SOCIAL JUSTICE, HEALTHCARE EQUITY AND ADHERENCE TO CLAS NATIONAL STANDARDS. L.A. CADA HAS USED AN EVIDENCED BASED STRATEGY TO DELIVER RESIDENTIAL SERVICES SINCE 1995. OF OUR TREATMENT PARTICIPANTS, 100% ARE LOW-INCOME; 85% ARE PEOPLE OF COLOR; 95% OF RESIDENTIAL PATIENTS AT INTAKE ARE UNHOUSED; AND 80% HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. ALL HAVE MULTIPLE NEGATIVE SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH. TO MEET THEIR NEEDS L.A. CADA USES CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE, TRAUMA-INFORMED, PERSON-CENTERED RECOVERY-ORIENTED SYSTEM OF CARE.

HOMELESS SERVICES RBH PATIENTS 636 IN 2021L.A. CADA HEADQUARTER IS IN SANTA FE SPRINGS, CA. OUR PROGRAM FACILITIES ARE LOCATED IN ALHAMBRA, PASADENA, ALTADENA, BELLFLOWER, PICO RIVERA SANTA FE SPRINGS, SOUTH GATE, WHITTIER, DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES, EAST LOS ANGELES, HOLLYWOOD, AND LONG BEACH WITH NEW FACILITIES CONTINUOUSLY IN DEVELOPMENT. L.A. CADA HAS PROVIDED UNHOUSED STREET OUTREACH, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND CRISIS HOUSING PLACEMENT SINCE 1971, BEGINNING WITH UNHOUSED VETERANS RETURNING FROM VIETNAM WITH TRAUMA AND ADDICTION ISSUES. TODAY, 95% OF OUR RESIDENTIAL CLIENTS ARE UNHOUSED AT PROGRAM ADMISSION. WE WORK WITH THE L.A. COUNTY COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM (CES) AND UNHOUSED INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (HMIS) WITHIN A LARGE NETWORK OF SERVICE PROVIDERS TO CONNECT OUR UNHOUSED CLIENTS WITH NEEDED CARE. THE KEY TO L.A. CADA'S UNHOUSED SERVICES APPROACH IS THE UTILIZATION OF NON-JUDGMENTAL, TRAUMA INFORMED, RECOVERY-ORIENTED, AND CULTURALLY/LINGUISTICALLY-APPROPRIATE MULTI-DISCIPLINARY TEAMS. OUR TEAMS INCLUDE OUTREACH WORKERS, MENTAL HEALTH CLINICIANS, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER COUNSELORS, CASE MANAGERS, AND SKILLED MEDICAL PERSONNEL. COLLECTIVELY, THEY HAVE THE SKILLS NEEDED TO ENGAGE AND SCREEN PERSONS EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS AND LINK THEM TO CRITICAL SERVICES FOR TARGETED AND INTENSIVE CARE COORDINATION. SERVICE LINKAGE FOR THIS PROJECT WILL INCLUDE PRIORITY PLACEMENT IN L.A. CADA'S EXTENSIVE CONTINUUM OF CARE (RESIDENTIAL, INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT, OUTPATIENT TREATMENT); EMERGENCY HOUSING BEDS; TRANSITIONAL HOUSING BEDS; SUPPORTIVE SERVICES, INCLUDING LINKAGE TO HEALTH CARE, PERMANENT HOUSING, AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. L.A. CADA'S BROAD CONTINUUM OF EVIDENCE-BASED CARE FOR HOMELESS SERVICES AND ALCOHOL, DRUG, AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS INCLUDES: 120 STATE-LICENSED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT BEDS; 16 STATE-LICENSED RESIDENTIAL BEDS FOR MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS STABILIZATION; 244 RECOVERY BRIDGE HOUSING (RBH) BEDS FOR THE UNHOUSED (INCLUDING 45 BEDS IN LGBTQ+ AFFIRMING OR EXCLUSIVE PROGRAMS; 32 BEDS CO-LOCATED IN THE LOS ANGELES MISSION ON SKID ROW; AND 71 RBH BEDS IN THE SAN GABRIEL VALLEY); OVER 500 STATE-CERTIFIED OUTPATIENT SLOTS; JAIL-BASED TREATMENT IN MEN'S CENTRAL JAIL COURT-BASED TREATMENT REFERRAL AND NAVIGATION (ALHAMBRA, PASADENA, BELLFLOWER, DOWNEY, LONG BEACH, NORWALK, AND EAST L.A. MUNICIPAL COURTS, AS WELL AS L.A.'S "RAINBOW" COURT, THE NATION'S ONLY LGBTQ+ AFFIRMING COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE COURT) SCHOOL-BASED TREATMENT IN EL RANCHO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT.L.A. CADA OFFERS SERVICES VIA OUR OWN BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE RESOURCES. L.A. CADA PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE CLINICAL ASSESSMENT OF EACH RESIDENT WE SERVE; WITH A RESULTING SERVICE PLAN DETAILING ACTION STEPS TO ACHIEVE STABLE HOUSING AND OTHER CLIENT GOALS AND OBJECTIVES. USING THE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE OF INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT, OUR NAVIGATOR WILL WORK WITHIN A WELL-ESTABLISHED MULTISERVICE NETWORK OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO LINK CLIENTS WITH CRISIS SHELTER, PERMANENT HOUSING, EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT AND VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES (FOR THOSE WHO CANNOT WORK), AS WELL AS DIVERSE SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. L.A. CADA ALREADY WORKS CLOSELY WITH THE L.A. COUNTY COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM (CES) AND UNHOUSED MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (HMIS) IN EACH SERVICE PLANNING AREA TO ENSURE A COMPREHENSIVE, COORDINATED APPROACH TO LOCAL UNHOUSED. L.A. CADA DELIVERS THE UNHOUSED SERVICES PROGRAM IN CLOSE COORDINATION WITH ALHAMBRA CITY STAFF, THE HELP TEAM, AND OTHER IDENTIFIED STAKEHOLDERS TO PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES FOR ARCADIA'S UNHOUSED RESIDENTS: STREET OUTREACH. OUR STREET OUTREACH SERVICES INCORPORATE THE EVIDENCE-BASED CORE PRACTICES ENDORSED BY THE UNITED STATES INTERAGENCY COUNCIL ON HOMELESSNESS. THUS, STREET OUTREACH IS: 1) SYSTEMATIC, COORDINATED, AND COMPREHENSIVE; 2) HOUSING FOCUSED; 3) PERSON-CENTERED, TRAUMA-INFORMED, AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE; AND 4) EMPHASIZES SAFETY AND REDUCES HARM. L.A. CADA HELPS UNHOUSED CLIENTS ACCESS THE MULTIPLE SERVICES THEY NEED VIA OUR USE OF A MODIFIED INTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT MODEL, AN EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE. WE WILL NOT LIMIT OUR CLIENTS TO A 50-MINUTE HOUR WITH THEIR NAVIGATOR (CASE MANAGER) AND WILL FACILITATE MORE TIME WITH EACH CLIENT SO THEY CAN WORK ACROSS MANY DIFFERENT SERVICE SYSTEMS WITH MULTIPLE COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO UNRAVEL COMPLICATED ISSUES. L.A. CADA WILL FACILITATE CLIENT ACCESS TO NEEDED SERVICES VIA FORMAL CONTRACTS, LETTERS OF COMMITMENT, AND/OR MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH MULTIPLE ARCADIA COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS. ACCESS TO CRISIS HOUSING. AS THE LARGEST PROVIDER OF RECOVERY BRIDGE HOUSING (RBH) IN LOS ANGELES COUNTY, L.A. CADA HELPS UNHOUSED INDIVIDUALS WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROBLEMS TO GET OFF THE STREETS QUICKLY. RBH STABILIZES UNHOUSED CLIENTS VIA PEER RECOVERY SUPPORT WITH ANCILLARY OFF-SITE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT TO HELP ADULTS GAIN THE SKILLS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN STABLE HOUSING. SERVICES ARE DESIGNED TO SERVE VULNERABLE UNHOUSED COMMUNITY MEMBERS WITH MULTIPLE AND COMPLEX SERVICE NEEDS. L.A. CADA WILL USE OUR EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE IN PROVIDING COMPREHENSIVE CARE FOR DIVERSE, LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS IN L.A. COUNTY THAT HAVE REDUCED ACCESS TO EVIDENCE-BASED SERVICES, SPECIFICALLY: UNHOUSED ADULTS AND THOSE AT-RISK PERSONS OF COLOR CRIMINAL OFFENDERS HIGH-RISK YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES PREGNANT AND PARENTING WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN LGBTQ+ INDIVIDUALS GANG-INVOLVED INDIVIDUALS (L.A. CADA WORKS EXTENSIVELY WITH HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES) SURVIVORS OF CRIME AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PERPETRATORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE (SEPARATE COURT-ORDERED BATTERERS PROGRAM) UNHOUSED RESIDENTS AND THOSE AT RISK WILL RECEIVE PERSON-FOCUSED SERVICES TAILORED TO INDIVIDUAL CLIENT NEEDS. THESE NEEDS INCLUDE: CRISIS HOUSING THROUGH MOTEL VOUCHERS AND OTHER LOCAL RESOURCES' HOUSING PLACEMENT THROUGH THE COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM; COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND PEER SUPPORT TO BREAK THE CYCLE OF UNHOUSEDNESS; TREATMENT FOR ALCOHOL, DRUG, MENTAL HEALTH, AND TRAUMA DISORDERS (AS NEEDED); FAMILY COUNSELING; GANG-FOCUSED COUNSELING (PROVIDED IN COLLABORATION WITH HOMEBOY INDUSTRIES); LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION TO SUPPORT INDEPENDENT LIVING; HIV TESTING, COUNSELING, AND PREVENTION SERVICES; PRIMARY HEALTH CLINICS AND SERVICE COORDINATION WITH PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS; COMMUNITY ORGANIZING FOR UNHOUSED SERVICE ISSUES. AS PART OF A SYSTEMIC EFFORT, STREET OUTREACH WILL BE CONDUCTED ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY (RATHER THAN ONE AGENCY), WITH COLLABORATION AMONG MULTIPLE LOCAL STAKEHOLDERS TO MAKE MORE STRATEGIC USE OF RESOURCES, PROVIDE MORE COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE, AND IDENTIFY ALL ARCADIA RESIDENTS EXPERIENCING UNHOUSED AND AT-RISK. TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, L.A. CADA WILL WORK CLOSELY WITH CITY STAFF, THE SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE L.A. COUNTY COORDINATED ENTRY SYSTEM (CES) AND THE SERVICE PLANNING AREAS HMIS TO COORDINATE UNHOUSED SERVICES AND SHARE DATA.TO REMAIN HOUSING FOCUSED, L.A. CADA USES A HOUSING FIRST MODEL. THIS MEANS WE WILL MAKE IMMEDIATE CONNECTIONS TO EMERGENCY SHELTER OR TEMPORARY HOUSING TO PROVIDE SAFE OPTIONS WHILE PARTICIPANTS PROCEED ON A PATHWAY TOWARD STABILITY. HOUSING FIRST ALSO MEANS, TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE, L.A. CADA WILL NOT IMPOSE PRECONDITIONS TO PERMANENT HOUSING, SHELTER, OR OTHER TEMPORARY HOUSING (SUCH AS SOBRIETY, MINIMUM INCOME REQUIREMENTS, ABSENCE OF A CRIMINAL RECORD, COMPLETION OF TREATMENT, PARTICIPATION IN SERVICES, OR OTHER UNNECESSARY CONDITIONS).L.A. CADA USES EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES, INCLUDING A WORKFORCE TRAINED ON ALL STAFF LEVELS TO USE A TRAUMA-INFORMED, PERSON-CENTERED APPROACH FOCUSED ON THE CLIENT'S STRENGTHS AND RESOURCES. IN DELIVERY OF STREET OUTREACH, WE NEVER MAKE ASSUMPTIONS ABOUT WHAT A PERSON MIGHT NEED OR WANT. INSTEAD, STREET OUTREACH STAFF ASK OUR UNHOUSED CLIENTS TO PROVIDE VOICE AND CHOICE IN THEIR SERVICES. WE REMAIN RESPECTFUL AND RESPONSIVE TO THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES, SEXUAL ORIENTATIONS, DISABILITY STATUSES, AGE, GENDER IDENTITIES, CULTURAL PREFERENCES, AND LINGUISTIC NEEDS OF ALL INDIVIDUALS. OUR STREET OUTREACH EFFORTS UTILIZE HARM REDUCTION PRINCIPLES, INCLUDING NON-JUDGMENTAL, NON-COERCIVE PROVISION OF SERVICES AND RESOURCES WITH PROTOCOLS IN PLACE TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ALL INDIVIDUALS SEEKING L.A. CADA'S ASSISTANCE.

LACADA OFFERS 3 HIV SERVICES PROGRAMS. PROJECT 90 IS AN HIV PREVENTION PROGRAM FOR TRANSGENDER WOMEN AND MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN. PARTICIPANTS ARE PAIRED WITH A PEER MENTOR WHO ASSISTS THEM IN CREATING A TREATMENT "PASSPORT" DESIGNED TO HELP THEM OVERCOME BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RISKS.THE MOBILE ENHANCED PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAM (MEPS) IS A RESEARCH PROJECT THAT USES AN APP-BASED VERSION OF THE PROJECT 90 PASSPORT.OUR HIV STOREFRONT TESTING PROGRAM PROVIDES TEST RESULTS IN 1 MINUTE. PERSONS WHO TEST POSITIVE ARE LINKED WITH MEDICAL CARE. THOSE WHO TEST NEGATIVE ARE OFFERED LINKAGE TO PREPA MEDICATION THAT CAN PREVENT HIV INFECTION.