Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health – Older Adults
The LA County Department of Mental Health provides a range of programs and services for older adults experiencing mental health issues. Services include:
• Screening and Assessment
• Case Management
• Individual & Family Treatment
• Crisis Intervention Services
• Full-Service Partnership
• Field Capable Clinical Services
• Prevention & Early Intervention
• Service Area Provider List
If you or someone you know needs mental health services and/or counseling, contact them at (213) 351-7284 or visit their website https://dmh.lacounty.gov/our-services/older-adults/.
To access their 24/7 helpline, call (800) 854-7771
Alzheimer’s Los Angeles works to improve the lives of local families affected by Alzheimer’s and Dementia by increasing awareness, delivering effective programs and services, providing compassionate support, and advocating for quality care and a cure.
For more information, visit their website at https://www.alzheimersla.org/ or call them at (844) 435-7259.
LA Founds assists caregivers of those with Alzheimer’s, dementia, autism, or other cognitive impairments through tracking technology to locate individuals who get lost, wander off, and go missing. Project Lifesaver provides a voluntary system of trackable bracelets for at-risk individuals—the bracelet works by emitting a radio frequency signal every couple of seconds. If interested in this program, contact them at (833) 569-7651 or visit their website https://lafound.lacounty.gov/.
Provides 24/7, free, and confidential emotional support for people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. For more information, visit their website at https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/ or call the phone numbers below:
Main: (800) 273-8255
Spanish: (888) 628-9454
Deaf + Hard of Hearing: (800) 799-4889
Veterans: (800) 273-8255
Disaster Distress: (800) 985-5990