Child Clinic to Begin Building Offices
Later this month the Los Angeles Child Guidance Clinic will begin construction of a facility to replace its offices at 746 W. Adams Blvd., clinic officials said.
Funded by $9 million in private donations, the new 40,000-square-foot building on Vermont Avenue near Exposition Boulevard will allow the 68-year-old clinic to expand its outpatient mental health services by 50%, said Elizabeth W. Pfromm, the clinic’s executive director.
The clinic is the only agency in South-Central that provides comprehensive mental health services for youths. Its clients range in age from 18 months to 21 years.
Clinic services include individual, group and family therapy; child abuse and neglect prevention; a preschool for 2- to 5-year-olds with behavioral and emotional problems; after-school treatment for elementary-age children; adolescent day treatment with an on-site junior and senior high school, and a vocational job training and placement center.
Services are funded primarily by the county Department of Mental Health and Children’s Services, the Los Angeles Unified School District and the state Department of Rehabilitation.
Information: (213) 749-4111.
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