Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH)
Community Outreach & Engagement
Effective dates: July 1, 2024
LACDMH has a robust community stakeholder platform that allows for the DLAP to be vetted by members of the diverse linguistic communities that are served by the service delivery. Those stakeholder groups include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Access for All Underserved Cultural Communities Subcommittee (UsCC): This subcommittee focuses on the cultural and linguistic needs of the disabled community.
- American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) UsCC: Focus on the cultural and linguistic needs of the AI/AN community.
- Asian Pacific Islanders (API) UsCC: Focuses on the cultural and linguistic needs of the API community.
- Black and African Heritage (BAH) UsCC: Focuses on the cultural and linguistic needs of the Black and African Heritage community.
- Eastern European/Middle Eastern (EE/ME) UsCC: Focuses on the cultural and linguistic needs of the Russian, Ukrainian, Armenian, Iranian, Muslim, Lebanese, and other Middle Eastern communities.
- Latino UsCC: Focus on the cultural and linguistic needs of the Latino community.
- LGBTQIA2-S UsCC: Focus on the cultural and linguistic needs of those who are part of the Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, Queer, Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, and 2-Spirit communities, who are present in every ethnic community.
- The Cultural Competency Committee: Serves as an advisory group for the infusion of cultural competence in all LACDMH operations and advocates for the needs of all cultural groups.
The collective wisdom and recommendations provided by these eight (8) groups assist LACDMH to refine its provision of culturally and linguistically inclusive services for the diverse communities of Los Angeles County. Detailed information about these stakeholder groups can be found in the 2024 Cultural Competence Plan report, which is posted on the departmental website. See Appendix.
LACDMH widely announces these meetings and includes them in the departmental calendar of events, which can be accessed at:
https://dmh.lacounty.gov/events/category/general-events/.
Additionally, meeting reminders are sent to the established memberships of these meetings and members are encouraged to invite their contacts to join.