DMH - ACCESS TELECOMMUNICATION CENTER
Sharon Cherry, Psychological Technician III, takes a call in the Department of Mental Health ACCESS Telecommunication Center on Thursday, March 19, 2020. The ACCESS remains open for calls during the “Safer at Home” order to aid clients, but employees are spread out through out the work space to comply with 6 feet of social distancing. (Photo Credit / Los Angeles County)
ACCESS operates 24 hours/day, 7 days/week as the entry point for mental health services in Los Angeles County. Services include deployment of crisis evaluation teams, information and referrals, gate keeping of acute inpatient psychiatric beds, interpreter services and patient transport. The Hotline enables disaster victims to receive, over the telephone, the following mental health services:
•Screening
•Assessment
•Referral
•Crisis Counseling
ACCESS HOTLINE
ACCESS/HOTLINE:
1-800-854-7771
DMH - ACCESS TELECOMMUNICATION CENTER
Sharon Cherry, Psychological Technician III, takes a call in the Department of Mental Health ACCESS Telecommunication Center on Thursday, March 19, 2020. The ACCESS remains open for calls during the “Safer at Home” order to aid clients, but employees are spread out through out the work space to comply with 6 feet of social distancing. (Photo Credit / Los Angeles County)
ACCESS operates 24 hours/day, 7 days/week as the entry point for mental health services in Los Angeles County. Services include deployment of crisis evaluation teams, information and referrals, gate keeping of acute inpatient psychiatric beds, interpreter services and patient transport. The Hotline enables disaster victims to receive, over the telephone, the following mental health services:
•Screening
•Assessment
•Referral
•Crisis Counseling
ACCESS HOTLINE
ACCESS/HOTLINE:
1-800-854-7771