Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Gilberto Figueroa, Ed.D, LAADC, is an experienced mental health professional currently serving as a Medical Case Manager II at the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health since September 2016. Prior to this role, Gilberto held positions including CASC Supervisor at Behavioral Health Services, Inc. from April 2012 to December 2015, and Mental Health Specialist/Manager at WHC-HOU from April 2011 to April 2012. Earlier in their career, Gilberto was a Program Coordinator at SCADP from April 2004 to March 2009. Educationally, Gilberto earned a Doctor of Education in Psychology from Argosy University and a Master of Science in Human Services Management from Springfield College between 2006 and 2008.
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.