Family Services

Assistance to Abducted Children and their Families
Didi Hirsch is a founding member of the Los Angeles Child Abduction Task Force, a multidisciplinary team that includes the Los Angeles County Department of Child and Family Services, the Los Angeles City District Attorney’s Office, local law enforcement bureaus, and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The task force works to find, reunite, and counsel children and families that have been affected by abduction.

CalWORKs
We provide assessment and mental health treatment for people on public assistance, through a state program that helps reduce the barriers to employment and increase self-sufficiency.

Child Alert
This program offers specialized mental health services for children who have experienced or are at risk of physical, sexual, or emotional abuse or neglect. It helps children and families cope with the resulting problems, and also helps prevent further instances of abuse. Outpatient services include assessment, individual, group, and family psychotherapy, parenting education groups, psychiatric medication management, and case management for children and parents.

Intensive Mental Health Services for Children
We provide in-home and community-based services to children and families who have demonstrated a need for temporary, intensive mental health services. A therapist/case manager team works closely with families to develop their strengths, identify new ways of functioning as a family, and connect with needed resources to provide stability to the family.

Outpatient Mental Health Services for Children and Families
Programs at our Metro, Inglewood, Mar Vista and S. Mark Taper Foundation Centers provide outpatient mental health services to children and youth experiencing depression, anxiety, psychosis, attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder, abuse, delinquency, and/or other issues. Our trained mental health staff provides individual, group, and family therapy, as well as case management and medication management.

Parenting Education
We offer parenting classes to the community, particularly to monolingual Spanish-speaking parents, that incorporate information on positive and effective discipline techniques, child development, anger management, and supportive resources.

School-based Services
We provide mental health services to children and teens at 15 schools in four school districts in the county. Therapists work closely with teachers to provide early intervention, prevent the development of further emotional and behavioral problems, and help increase a child’s chance of success in the classroom.

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