LACDMH Celebrates Grand Opening of Dean’s Place in South Los Angeles
On March 27, the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) joined L.A. County’s 2nd...
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Category: Connecting Our Community
Service Area 2 Hosts 8th Annual Armenian Genocide Transgenerational Effects & Healing Remembrance Event
LACDMH Service Area 2 hosted the Eighth Annual Armenian Genocide: Transgenerational Effects &...
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LACDMH and Partners Break Ground to Create LA County Care Community in Norwalk
On March 6, LACDMH joined Los Angeles County Supervisor Janice Hahn, State Senator Bob Archuleta...
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Local News Stations Highlight Drumming for Your Life Programming
Los Angeles news stations CBS Los Angeles, ABC 7 and Spectrum News 1 joined the Service Area 4...
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Take Action for Mental Health in May!
The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) is excited to announce the 2026...
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LACDMH Helps Paint Picture of Wellbeing with A Portrait of Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) DMH leadership took part in the launch...
Read More2026 Celebrating Heritage and Cultural Inclusion Milestones
As we welcome 2026, we find ourselves at a remarkable intersection of celebration. This New Year coincides not only with the 250-year anniversary of the United States (and other significant celebratory days) but also marks the...
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LACDMH Continues Offering Mental Health Support to Fire-impacted Residents Through State Partnership
LACDMH, in collaboration with the California Department of Health Care Services’ CalHOPE Program,...
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High Desert Mental Health Center Opens in Lancaster
High Desert Mental Health Center Opens in Lancaster LACDMH’s Service Area 1 was proud to celebrate...
Read MoreCommunity Wellness is Unstoppable!
Community Wellness is Unstoppable! Health Matters Clinic was awarded a capacity-building project of the Black and African Heritage (BAH) Underserved Cultural Community (UsCC). The Clinic designed, facilitated, and evaluated...
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LACDMH Launches Office of TAY to Address Wellbeing Needs of Teens and Young Adults
On Nov. 24, LACDMH officially launched the Office of Transition Age Youth to promote the wellbeing...
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Hollywood 2.0 Celebrates November Open House
The Hollywood 2.0 program hosted its second open house of 2025 at the Preserve, an event and...
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About The Director
Lisa H. Wong, Psy.D., is the Director of the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) as of February 28, 2023, after serving as Interim Director since July 2022. Prior to this role, Dr. Wong was LACDMH’s Senior Deputy Director overseeing the Department’s clinical programs and community-based services over a broad range of settings throughout Los Angeles County.
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