Welcome to
DMH + UCLA
PMHP
Innovation to Achieve Excellence in Engagement and Care for the Most Vulnerable Mentally Ill
Our Mission
In partnership with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, the Public Mental Health Partnership (PMHP) at UCLA aims to realize a vision for excellence in care for vulnerable populations that incorporates typically marginalized perspectives and builds capacity to foster health equity.
Team-focused consultation and technical support that help providers translate evidence into practice
Partnered engagement with leadership to help build data systems and policies that advance system-wide equity and quality
Training Collaboratives and Learning Pathways that teach core curricular topics integral to the delivery of high-quality care
When we began to think about what we could achieve with PMHP, I thought of the amazing work of the peers, social workers, and nurses on my former Assertive Community Treatment team. I saw how they supported one another, gave their all for their clients, and found creative ways to serve and stay upbeat. I thought: how can we create contexts where mental health providers feel cared about and enlivened? I vowed to practice hopefulness and perseverance – and to never lose readiness to make all we can of the opportunity to support Los Angeles providers.
–Elizabeth Bromley, Director
PMHP Supports
FSP Teams
FSP (Full Service Partnership) teams are clinic-based, field-capable multidisciplinary teams that provide an intensive level of service to individuals with severe mental illness and other vulnerabilities.
PMHP delivers core and specialized trainings to FSP teams in an annual conference, day-long trainings in every service area, and in multi-session learning collaboratives as well as curates a curriculum of online trainings and creates tailored tools, guides, resources, and learning experiences to match the need of FSP teams.
PMHP Supports HOME Teams Across the County
The HOME (Homeless Outreach & Mobile Engagement) program serves disengaged and
difficult-to-engage persons experiencing homelessness needing intensive mental health support
to gain housing stability.
HOME’s street-based mental health teams conduct assertive street-based engagement and treatment in coordination with the overall Los Angeles County Homeless Initiative strategy (www.homeless.lacounty.gov).
PMHP provides core trainings to all homeless outreach teams in Los Angeles County and creates specialized trainings for HOME teams.
PMHP creates tools and guides to advance practices on HOME teams and organizes unique opportunities (such as site visits and shadowing) to facilitate knowledge exchange.
Upcoming Trainings
Select a training to register on the Wellbeing for LA Learning Center
3.0 CEs Available
Listen to Our PMHP Trainings as Podcasts
Learn more about the UCLA Semel Institute
- The Jane and Terry Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior at UCLA is an interdisciplinary research and education institute devoted to the understanding of complex human behavior, including the genetic, biological, behavioral and sociocultural underpinnings of normal behavior, and the causes and consequences of neuropsychiatric disorders.
PMHP Team
Nancy Aréchiga, MBA
Associate Administrative Director
Veronica Barajas
Program Evaluator
Elizabeth Bromley, MD, PhD
Director
Danielle Cameron, LCSW
Community Mental Health Trainer
Rosalinda Cárdenas, MPA
Administrative Director
Julie Cohen, LMFT
Lead Implementation Specialist
Adrian Cruz
Administrative Specialist
Isabela Cruz
Administrative Specialist
Lisa Davis, PhD
Associate Director
Samantha Eisert
Graduate Student Researcher
Danielle Farmer, MSEd, LCSW
Lead Community Mental Health Traininer
Isabel Garcia-Hernandez
Administrative Specialist
Yanina Gori, PhD
Lead Community Mental Health Trainer
Sabrina Izquierdo
Administrative Specialist
Alexandria Johnson
Administrative Assistant
Elizabeth Mackey, LMSW
Director of Training
Joseph Mango, MFA
Media Director
Michael McCreary, MPP
Data Analyst
Rick Orlina, PhD
Lead Data Analyst
Vanessa Porea, LPC, APCC, NCPRSS
Lead Community Mental Health Trainer
Sara Rahmanian, PhD, MSHA
Policy Research Scientist
Abhi Ramesh, PhD, MPH
Data Analyst
Abigail Riley
Evaluation Support Analyst
Jon Rowe
Community Mental Health Trainer
Teague Ruhter
Project Policy Analyst
Kenny Sim
Information Technology Specialist
Chelsea Simms, LCSW
Lead Community Mental Health Trainer
Madina Wardak, MSW, ACSW
Community Mental Health Trainer
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
If you or someone you know is in crisis, call: 1-800-273-8255
National Disaster Distress Helpline:
In distress because of a natural or human-caused disaster? Call for immediate counseling 24/7 at
1-800-985-5990 Or text TalkWithUs to 66746
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