Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center
Kaitlyn S. K. is an experienced Occupational Therapy Supervisor and Mental Health Occupational Therapist at Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center, where employment commenced in October 2021. Previously, Kaitlyn served as an Occupational Therapy Doctoral Resident and OT Level II Fieldwork Student at Sola Community Peace Center from May 2020 to August 2021. Other notable positions include Lead Social Skills Facilitator at Therapy Place 4 Kids and various fieldwork roles at organizations such as CHLA UCEDD, Step Up, and AltaMed Health Services. Kaitlyn earned a Doctor of Occupational Therapy and a Master of Arts in Occupational Therapy from the University of Southern California, following a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from UC Santa Barbara.
Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center
Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center, a visionary leader in providing community based services to the mentally ill since opening its first 12-bed facility in 1953, was founded with the belief that those with little or no resources should have access to the same high quality services available as those with the ability to pay. Our Mission is to create and maintain mental health facilities and programs, including an acute care psychiatric hospital, to serve the needs of mentally ill and emotionally disturbed and maladjusted persons requiring inpatient, outpatient, and rehabilitation services, treatment and care regardless of race, creed, national origin or gender, including persons referred to or placed in such facilities or programs by courts or other public agencies. Our programs / services include: Hospital Inpatient Services (Adolescent and Adult), Child and Adolescent Outpatient Services, Forensic Programs (including Condition Release and Community Reintegration programs), Homeless Services, Residential Programs and a Wellness Center.