South Central Family Health Center

IT IS OUR MISSION TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES OF SOUTH LOS ANGELES AND SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES COUNTY BY PROVIDING AFFORDABLE AND COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION IN A WELCOMING AND MULTI-CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT.WE AIM TO LEAD THE WAY IN HEALTH CARE IN SOUTH LOS ANGELES, AS THE PREMIER PROVIDER AND EMPLOYER OF CHOICE OFFERING COMPREHENSIVE, HIGH QUALITY, AFFORDABLE, EFFICIENT AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SERVICES.

HEALTHCARE SERVICES.SINCE 1981, SOUTH CENTRAL FAMILY HEALTH CENTER (SCFHC) HAS BEEN DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY PRIMARY CARE AND PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES TO RESIDENTS OF IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES ACROSS LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA. OUR ORGANIZATION IS A PRIVATE, NONPROFIT HEALTH CENTER GRANTEE SINCE 2001 WITH A MISSION TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE DIVERSE COMMUNITIES OF SOUTH LOS ANGELES AND SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES COUNTY BY PROVIDING AFFORDABLE AND COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE AND EDUCATION IN A WELCOMING AND MULTI-CULTURAL ENVIRONMENT. THE VISION IS TO LEAD THE WAY IN HEALTH CARE IN SOUTH LOS ANGELES AND SOUTHEAST LOS ANGELES COUNTY AS THE PREMIER PROVIDER AND EMPLOYER OF CHOICE OFFERING COMPREHENSIVE, HIGH QUALITY, AFFORDABLE, EFFICIENT, AND CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE SERVICES. IN ADDITION, SCFHC RECEIVES SECTION 330 HEALTH CENTER GRANT FUNDS TO SUBSIDIZE CARE TO UNINSURED, LOW-INCOME POPULATIONS. SCFHC OPERATES 13 SERVICE DELIVERY SITES (ONE OF THE 13 SITES IS AN ADMINISTRATIVE ONLY SITE) THAT INCLUDES PORTIONS OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES AND OTHER CITIES AND UNINCORPORATED AREAS LOCATED WITHIN LOS ANGELES COUNTY. THE RESULTS INDICATE THAT SCFHC HAS BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE MEDICAL AND BEHAVIORAL SERVICES TO PATIENTS, WITH A TOTAL OF 112,708 VISITS FOR THE YEAR 2023.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH.THE CERTIFIED COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CLINIC (CCBHC) PROGRAM OF THE SUBSTANCE ABUSE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (SAMHSA) REQUIRES GRANTEES TO PROVIDE A BROAD ARRAY OF SERVICES TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE POPULATION SERVED AND TO DO SO IN A PERSON-CENTERED AND FAMILY-CENTERED MANNER. THESE BASIC SERVICES INCLUDE: 1) ACCESS TO CRISIS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES; 2) DIRECT SCREENING, ASSESSMENT AND DIAGNOSIS, INCLUDING RISK ASSESSMENT, FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS; 3) PERSON-CENTERED AND FAMILY-CENTERED TREATMENT PLANNING; 4) OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE SERVICES; 5) OUTPATIENT CLINIC PRIMARY CARE SCREENING AND MONITORING OF KEY HEALTH INDICATORS AND HEALTH RISK; 6) HIGH QUALITY TARGETED CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES THAT WILL ASSIST INDIVIDUALS IN SUSTAINING RECOVERY, AND GAINING ACCESS TO NEEDED MEDICAL, SOCIAL, LEGAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER SERVICES AND SUPPORTS; 7) EVIDENCE-BASED AND OTHER PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION SERVICES; 8) PEER SPECIALIST AND RECOVERY COACHES, PEER COUNSELING, AND 9) FAMILY/CAREGIVER SUPPORTS; INTENSIVE, COMMUNITY-BASED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE U.S. ARMED FORCES AND VETERANS, PARTICULARLY THOSE ARMED FORCES MEMBER LOCATED 50 MILES OR MORE FROM A MILITARY TREATMENT FACILITY, AND VETERANS LIVING 40 MILES OR MORE FROM A VA MEDICAL FACILITY. IN CONCLUSION THIS GRANT HAS HELPED SCFHC TO PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL SERVICES TO PATIENTS WITH A TOTAL OF 15,740 VISITS FOR THE YEAR OF 2023.

ESSENTIAL ACCESS.ESSENTIAL ACCESS IS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA'S GRANTEE FOR HHS TITLE X SERVICES, AND PROVIDES A SUBGRANT TO SCFHC. IN ACCORDINACE WITH THIS GRANT, SCFHC PROVIDES 1) COMPREHENSIVE FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES, PROVIDING FAMILY PLANNING EDUCATION, MEDICAL SERVICES, AND EFFECTIVE, MEDICALLY APPROVED METHODS FOR BOTH MALE AND FEMALE CLIENTS, INCLUDING ON-SITE SERVICES OR REFERRALS; 2) HEALTH SCREENING AND FOLLOW UP: ADDRESSING THE HIGH-RATES OF CHLAMYDIA AND OTHER STDS FOR AT-RISK MEN AND WOMEN, TIMELY NOTIFICATION AND COUNSELING FOR CLIENTS WITH POSITIVE STI TESTS, AND FOLLOW UP FOR THEIR ABNORMAL PAP SMEARS; 3) INCLUSIVE AND ADOLESCENT-FRIENDLY SERVICES: OFFERING ADOLESCENT FRIENDLY, CLIENT-CENTERED, CULTURALLY AND LINGUISICALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES, INCLUDING COUNSELING ON RESISTING COERCION AND INVOLVING FAMILY WHERE APPROPRIATE, WITHOUT REQUIRING PARENTAL CONSENT FOR MINORS; 4) COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND EDUCATION: IMPLEMENTING A COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND OUTREACH PLAN TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND PARTICIPATION IN REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES, INCLUDING PARTNERSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY AND FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATIONS; AND 5) ADVISORY COMMITTEE OVERSIGHT: MAINTAINING AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO REVIEW AND APPROVE ALL INFORMATIONAL AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, ENSURING THEY ARE SUITABLE FOR THE INTENDED POPULATION AND ADHERE TO TITLE X REQUIREMENTS. THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE SERVED DURING 2023 HAS A TOTAL OF 2,241.