Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health
Veronica Salas has extensive experience in public service, currently serving as a Senior Deputy Public Guardian at the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health since November 2016, after previously holding the position of Deputy Public Conservator. Prior to this role, Veronica worked as a Gain Worker at the Department of Public Social Services from September 2011 to November 2014. Veronica holds a degree from California State University, Long Beach, where studies were completed from 2002 to 2006.
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.