The Incredible Story of LAOA Member: Mr. Randle

The Incredible Story of LAOA Member: Mr. Randle

Â鶹ֱ²¥app's Los Angeles Older Adults Full Service Partnership (LAOA FSP) is a behavioral health program that connects people with housing, education, and mental health services. The team at LAOA met member, Mr. Randle, in 2021. He was experiencing homelessness and needed help finding mental health services.

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Muriel Wright SUTS Parenting and Fatherhood Program Graduates First Class of Fathers

Muriel Wright SUTS Parenting and Fatherhood Program Graduates First Class of Fathers

On May 18, 2022, the Â鶹ֱ²¥app Muriel Wright Substance Use Treatment Services (SUTS) program graduated its first class of fathers from its intensive parenting and fatherhood group. This milestone represents the positive difference the program makes for fathers and their families.

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Meet Gavin Tochiki, LCSW, The New Administrator at Los Angeles Step-Down!

Meet Gavin Tochiki, LCSW, The New Administrator at Los Angeles Step-Down!

Â鶹ֱ²¥app is pleased to announce that Gavin Tochiki, LCSW, has been appointed administrator of Los Angeles Step-Down in Bixby Knolls, Long Beach, CA; Enhanced Residential Services (ERS) in Long Beach, Artesia, San Pedro, and Pico Rivera Gardens. This position includes overseeing Traditional Enhanced Residential Services (ERS) with AOT, MIST, and AB109 components of Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) programs.

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Â鶹ֱ²¥app WIT's Green Thumbs Up!

Â鶹ֱ²¥app WIT's Green Thumbs Up!

When it comes to giving back to the community, few things are as rewarding as starting a garden. For the staff and members at Â鶹ֱ²¥app's WIT program, that has meant getting their hands dirty in the box gardens they started. Sean O'Malley and Naida Hennessey, two case managers at the program, helped get these gardens going - and they've been a huge success!

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The Writer Within: Meet Lagos Peer Recovery Coach and poet, Lydia Theon Ware i

The Writer Within: Meet Lagos Peer Recovery Coach and poet, Lydia Theon Ware i

To kick off Mental Health Month, we are thrilled to highlight the writing of a Peer Recovery Coach at Â鶹ֱ²¥app Lagos, Lydia Theon Ware i. Lydia recently published a piece in the Press-Enterprise titled, “Poetry has the power to defeat depression.†Read more about Lydia’s writing pursuits inside this post!

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The Start of Kern County Adult Psychiatric Health Facility!

The Start of Kern County Adult Psychiatric Health Facility!

We are excited to announce that Â鶹ֱ²¥app will be the operations provider of the Kern County Adult Psychiatric Health Facility, set to open in Fall 2023. Â鶹ֱ²¥app's Vice President of Facilities and Real Estate Services, Cameron Coltharp has been advising on the design and construction of the facilities.

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McCall Madriago, a Staff Member at Â鶹ֱ²¥app's SOAR, is Headed for the Deaflympics in Brazil!

McCall Madriago, a Staff Member at Â鶹ֱ²¥app's SOAR, is Headed for the Deaflympics in Brazil!

The Deaflympics is an international sporting event for deaf athletes that has a long and storied history dating back to 1924. McCall Madriago, a Personal Service Coordinator at Â鶹ֱ²¥app SOAR, is headed to Brazil next month to represent the USA at the Deaflympics. We are so proud of McCall and all the hard work she has put in over the years to accomplish this!

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