APCTC provides vital services to adults, older adults, adolescents, and children who are dealing with a wide range of mental health and social problems.
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Services Offered
Children and Family Services
Children and Family Outpatient Services Children and Family Services provide mental health services to children and youth from 3 years old to 21 years old through a team of bilingual and bicultural staff. Our primary mission is to treat the at-risk and/or the severely emotionally disturbed children at an early stage in order to minimize impairment and permanent dysfunction.
AB 1733 -Child Abuse Prevention Program The program is funded by the Department of Child & Family Services to provide child abuse prevention & intervention for at-risk children and youth, and their families. Services include parenting education and support, individual and family counseling and case management.
School Based Mental Health Children and Family Services extends its service by providing onsite counseling at various elementary, middle, and high schools throughout the Los Angeles county. Caring for Our Family (CFOF) Collaborative The Caring for Our Family Collaborative provides prevention and early intervention mental health services based on a nationally accredited evidenced-based intervention model "Family Connections".
Full Service Partnerships - Children (0 - 15 years old) (FSP-Child) The FSP Program for Children is designed for a child aged 0 through 15 with a serious emotional disturbance who has been or is at risk of being removed from the home by child protective services; has a parent/caregiver with a mental illness and/or substance abuse problem; has extreme behavior problems at schools; or has been in out of home placement and is moving back into a home/community setting. Full Service Partnerships - Transitional Age Youth (16-25 years old) (FSP-TAY) FSP-TAY is designed for youth ages 16 through 25 years old who could benefit from and are interested in participating in an intensive treatment program that can help address emotional, relationship, housing, physical health and other needs that will aid in improving functioning of the individual in the community.
Adult Services
Adult Outpatient Services This program offers comprehensive mental health services to individuals with mental illness. Such services include psychiatric evaluation, medication support, crisis intervention, individual, group, and family counseling, case management, family support groups, community education and consultation, and community outreach and referrals.
Wellness Center APCTC Wellness Center provides a place for individuals who are stable in treatment to further their progress in recovery. The Wellness Center strives to empower the consumers through the recovery model by providing opportunities to develop self esteem, leadership and independent living skills.
CalWORKs Program California Work Opportunities and Responsibility for Kids (CalWORKs) is designed to assist recipients in overcoming barriers to employment such as mental health issues and to help them transition from welfare to work as well as to retain a long-term employment. Full Service Partnership - Adult (26-59 years old) (FSP-Adult) The program targets adults aged 26 through 59 years old who would benefit from working with a team to develop and achieve individualized recovery-focused goals. Adult Field Capable Clinical Services - Adult FCCS Program The Adult FCCS program targets those adults with a serious mental illness who are at risk of incarceration, homelessness, suicide or those adults transitioning from IMD or intensive residential facilities, being released from jail and/or those who have co-occurring substance abuse, medical, developmental or cognitive disorder.
Older Adult Field Capable Clinical Services - OA FCCS Program Field Capable Clinical Services, also known as FCCS, are specialized services designed to meet the unique needs of older adults, ages 60 and above. FCCS provides mental health services to older adults who are unable to access services due to impaired mobility, frailty or other limitations. Vocational Rehabilitation Program The program's mission is to assist clients to overcome stigma that mentally ill persons should not or cannot work because of their disability or lack of work experience.
Fees and Payment
We accept Medi-CAL, Medi-CAL/Medicare, Healthy Families and/or authorized private insurance for our service. You may be able to obtain services without medical insurance if you meet eligibility criteria for various programs offered at APCTC.
Services Offered To: Adults Teens Children
Special Groups: Bilingual
Payment: Sliding Scale Medicare Medicaid
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A community counseling agency is a group therapy practice that offers affordable mental health services. Most are independent non-profit agencies, state agencies, or publicly-funded agencies. A few may restrict who is eligible for services, so it is a good idea to check when you call.
Community counseling agencies are generally more affordable than other therapy providers, but how much more affordable they are will depend on whether you qualify for a discount or sliding scale fee (or if they accept your insurance). Many, but not all, have a policy that they won't turn away anyone due to inability to pay. You should ask about their fees when you first call.
Expect to talk to kind people who want to help you find the care you need. Most community agencies strive to connect you with a live person within 24 hours, if not immediately. If you're asked to hold or leave a message, don't give up; just leave a message and wait. You should hear back pretty quickly.
Most agencies try to set up an initial assessment appointment within a week (some do within 24 hours), though the waitlist to start therapy is usually longer—about a few weeks on average. If you're not eligible or if the agency is not right for you, it's usually still worth it to call or drop in, because staff are knowledgeable about local options and can often refer you to one.