Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Kristen Bang is an experienced Occupational Therapist currently serving as Occupational Therapist II and Employment & Education Liaison at the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health since November 2023, overseeing the employment and education solicitation process for clients with Serious Mental Illness. Prior to this role, Kristen worked as a Senior Occupational Therapist at the California Rehabilitation Institute from February 2020 to December 2023, focusing on neurological injury interventions. Kristen's experience includes evaluating and tailoring treatment plans at Kindred Hospital Rehabilitation Services and conducting cognitive and motor assessments in collaboration with research institutions such as the University of Southern California and UC Irvine School of Medicine. Kristen holds a Master's degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Government from Emory University.
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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.