Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Cassandra Martinez, ASW, MSW, currently serves as a Psychiatric Social Worker at the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health since October 2024. As a Co-Founder of Searchlight Society, Cassandra aims to spread messages of hope and compassion through community action. Prior experiences include roles such as Clinical Team Lead at Telecare Corporation, Clinical Therapist at The Guidance Center in Long Beach, and Children Social Worker at the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services. Educational qualifications include a Master of Social Work from California State University, Long Beach, and a Bachelor's degree in Sociology from California State University, Fullerton. Cassandra also has additional experience as a Service Coordinator, Crisis Counselor, and Behavior Specialist, contributing to a diverse professional background in social work and mental health services.
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Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) is the largest county mental health department in the country. LACDMH directly operates 75 program sites and more than 100 co-located sites. Additionally, LACDMH contracts with approximately 1,000 providers, including non-governmental agencies and individual practitioners who provide a spectrum of mental health services to people of all ages to support hope, wellbeing and recovery. Our diverse workforce, including nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, marriage and family therapists, medical doctors, community workers, trained family members and trained mental health consumers, serve over 250,000 residents of all ages each year. Mission Our mission at LACDMH is to optimize the hope, recovery, wellbeing, and life trajectory of Los Angeles County's most vulnerable through access to care and resources that promote not only independence and personal recovery but also connectedness and community reintegration.