Providing a comprehensive range of culturally sensitive and linguistically responsive mental health, outreach, developmental, and educational services in response to community needs since 1962. Available in English, Spanish, and in American Sign Language, services are offered for children, adolescents, and their families.  Our multidisciplinary team includes clinical social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, case managers, teachers  and educational, occupational and speech therapists. Services are provided within the Center, on school sites, in the home and in the greater community.

The Saint John's Child and Family Development Center (CFDC) has a strong history of providing culturally sensitive and linguistically responsive comprehensive mental health, outreach, developmental, and educational services to the community.  Services are child-centered and family focused geared to meet the needs of children, adolescents and also to address the issues and needs of family members and caregivers.  These include brief family psychotherapy, therapy groups for children, teens and their parents, psychiatric evaluations and medication support, psychological testing, and psychoeducational evaluations.

The CFDC programs employ a multidisciplinary approach, matching clients and their families with a highly trained, case-specific team, which may include clinical social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, case managers, teachers and educational, occupational and speech therapists.

CFDC services include:

• Child/Family outpatient mental health services
• Mental services for deaf and hard-of-hearing people
• Birth to 5 programs
• Community outreach, training and research, and parent education

Associated Fees and Funding Sources

The cost of services may be met through MediCal, Healthy Families and private payment. A sliding scale payment plan is available to qualified families.

Funding sources for the Child and Family Development Center include the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, Department of Children and Family Services, City of Santa Monica, and private donations.

Additional Information

(310) 829-8921 (Business Office)
(310) 829-8455 (Fax)

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