Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Staci Atkins, Psy.D., LCSW, currently serves as a Mental Health Program Manager II at the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, overseeing the Women's Community Reintegration Program since November 2022. Staci has extensive experience in clinical psychology, holding positions as a Clinical Psychologist at REISS DAVIS CHILD STUDY CENTER, a private practice, the Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, and the UCLA Santa Monica Rape Treatment Center. Previous roles include Mental Health Clinical Supervisor at the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health and Psychological Assistant at Pacifica Neuropsychology Center. Staci completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship and held a Predoctoral Internship at SISTAHFRIENDS. Staci also contributed as an Adjunct Professor at Los Angeles Community College District from 2007 to 2014. Educational achievements include a Psy.D. in Applied Clinical Psychology from The Chicago School, an MSW from the University of Southern California, and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and Sociology from UCLA.
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.