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Snapshot:
Established in 1926, Pacific Clinics provides outpatient behavioral healthcare services
for children, adults and older adults with additional support for their families.
As a private, non-profit 501(c)(3) corporation, Pacific Clinics has more than 80 service
locations in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino and Ventura Counties.
Pacific Clinics has been guided since 1980 by President and CEO Susan Mandel, Ph.D.,
who has overseen its growth from an annual budget of $800,000 to over $97 million.
Independent audits indicate that 83% of all monies received by the agency go directly
toward programs for clients.
The agency incorporates family-based, strengths-based models, and evidence-based best
practices in its culturally appropriate programs and services.
Consumers:
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Annual Visits: |
More than 500,000 consumer contacts as well as an extensive array
of community outreach and educational programs. |
Client
Demographics: |
10% African-American
8% Asian-Pacific
28% Other/Decline to State
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35% Latino
19% Caucasian
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90% of clients are eligible for entitlement programs.
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Services: | Levels of treatment vary according to individual situation and may
involve group, family, rehabilitation and recovery services as needed
for children, adolescents, adults and older adults.
People with biologically-based disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar
disorder,
chronic or major depression, often co-occurring with substance
abuse, are offered a comprehensive program of psychosocial therapies
and case management, including
regular monitoring of psychotropic
medicines by an M.D or nurse practitioner specializing in psychiatry.
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Staff:
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Number: |
1,200+ full- and part-time staff including psychiatrists, psychologists,
clinical social workers, marriage and family therapists, psychiatric
technicians, rehabilitation counselors and administrative personnel.
Other professionals include nurses, child development specialists,
interns and students. |
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Ethnicity: | 11% African-American
35% Caucasian | 32% Latino
10% Other | 12% Asian/Pacific Islander
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Language
Competencies: | English, Spanish, Cantonese, Farsi, Mandarin, Taiwanese, Toishen,
Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Vietnamese, and Armenian
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Funding Sources:
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Major: | The counties of Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino
and Ventura; federal, state and local governments; United Way;
contributions from foundations, corporations, and concerned individuals.
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Donated
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Given: | During a given year, Pacific Clinics provides a significant level
of uncompensated care to persons in the region who are uninsured. |
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In-Kind Services: | Office space is also provided to the San Gabriel Valley chapter of the
National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).
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Governance:
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Board of Directors: |
A volunteer Board of up to 22 members meets ten times annually. |
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Advisory Groups: |
Quality Assurance Board (QAB) for Los Angeles County and Orange County
Mini-QABs at various sites
F.A.C.E.S. (Families Assisting Clinics to Enhance Services): Los Angeles County
Community Advisory Councils: Asian Pacific Family Center, El Camino, Sierra Family Center
and Wraparound Assisted Treatment
regional community advisory group for Riverside/San Bernardino programs
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Adults
- Adult Programs: ACT/Assertive Community Treatment Pasadena, West Covina, El Monte
- Adult & Older: Adult Outpatient Services Pasadena, Glendora, Monrovia, Laguna Niguel,
Orange, Pomona, Santa Fe Springs, Westminster
- Clubhouses/Drop-In Centers: Glendora, Monrovia, Pasadena, Laguna Niguel, Orange,
Rialto, Santa Fe Springs, Yucca Valley
- Vocational Rehabilitation Services: El Monte, Santa Fe Springs (multi-program access)
Child and Family Outpatient/Day Treatment/Specialty Services
- Armenian Child & Family Services: Glendale, Van Nuys/North Hollywood
- CalWORKs (Welfare-to-Work Supportive Services): Glendora, Pasadena, Pomona,
Rosemead, Santa Fe Springs, San Clemente, Westminster
- Child Abuse Prevention/Intervention/Treatment: City of Industry, Rosemead, 29 Palms
- Child/Youth/Family Outpatient: Glendora, Monrovia, Pomona, Pasadena
- Child/Adolescent Day & After School Treatment: Monrovia, Pasadena
- Children's Intensive Community Services: Covina, El Monte
- Community Day School: Pasadena
- Comprehensive Assessment Program: Pasadena area
- Drug Free Mental Health Thousand Oaks: Oxnard; SEA schools in Los Angeles (9),
Norwalk, Pomona, Southgate
- Intensive Outpatient at Cortez School (SELPA): West Covina
- Family Preservation: El Monte, Rosemead
- Foster Family/Group Home Administration: Commerce, Covina, West Covina
- Latina Youth On-Site School-Based: Bassett/La Puente, Norwalk, Pico Rivera,
Santa Fe Springs, Whittier/Los Nietos
- Parenting Education: City of Industry/Rowland Heights, Rosemead, Santa Fe Springs
- Systems of Care: Pasadena area
- Therapeutic Behavioral Services (TBS): Covina, Moreno Valley, Palm Springs/Indio
Multi-Age, Multi-Cultural Programs
- Asian Pacific Family Center/APFC & APFC East: Rosemead, City of Industry
- Centro Familiar/Latino Services Center: Santa Fe Springs
- Family Service Centers: Glendora, Monrovia, Pasadena (3), Pomona
- Substance Abuse/Mental Health Services: Most PC sites: El Monte, Covina, San Gabriel
Mental Health/Outreach Services for the Homeless and Other Targeted Groups
- AB34 FSP Program: Pasadena area
- Passageways Multi-Service Center: Pasadena area
- Transitional Age Youth/Healthy Transitions: Pasadena, Irwindale, Oxnard, Rancho Cucamonga
- One Stop Center: Whittier/SE LA County
Pacific Clinics Training Institute, based in Pasadena, provides training for staff, consumers,
family members and others in the community. The Training Institute creates and distributes
curricula, books and videotapes; trains trainers and students; and custom-designs
training for other agencies and organizations.
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