County Resources

WISE & Healthy Aging provides an array of mental health and social services for older adults and their caregivers.  Including administering the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program on behalf of the City and County of Los Angeles.  Ombudsman are advocates for individuals who live in skilled nursing, assisted living or board and care facilities.  

The District Attorney’s Office prosecutes felony crimes throughout Los Angeles County, as well as misdemeanor crimes in unincorporated areas and in 78 of the 88 County Cities.

The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) as the nation’s largest public child welfare and adoption agency, child safety is job one at DCFS. Our main goal is to protect children from abuse and neglect—whether supporting families to keep children safe at home, finding a temporary placement, or reuniting families as soon as it is safe to do so.

The Los Angeles County Fire Department is responsible for protecting the lives and property of 4 million residents living in 1.25 million housing units in 59 cities and all unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. 

L.A. Found is a groundbreaking countywide initiative to help locate individuals with dementia or autism who wander. The L.A. Found initiative establishes a voluntary system of trackable bracelets for at-risk individuals.

The Regional Center represents the community in supporting and advancing the intent and entitlement of the Lanterman Developmental Disabilities Services Act through services such as assessment, advocacy, service coordination, education, training, communication, resource development and prevention services.

The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health programs include child and adult outpatient clinics and a myriad of specialized programs which include outreach and engagement, assessment, psychoeducation, crisis intervention, individual and/or group psychotherapy, peer support, medication evaluation and management, individual and/or group rehabilitation and case management.

Protects health, prevents disease and injury, and promotes health and well-being for everyone in the County.

Provides a range of public services that improve the well-being of individuals, families, and communities.

LASD provides general law enforcement services to 42 contract cities, 141 unincorporated communities, 216 facilities, hospitals, and clinics located throughout the County, nine (9) community colleges, the Metropolitan Transit Authority and 37 Superior Courts.

Provides inpatient acute care services in four hospitals, and outpatient services at two outpatient centers (OC), six comprehensive health centers (CHC), 11 health centers, and over 100 Community Partners’ clinics. Provides no cost and low cost health care services.