Gateways Hospital and Mental Health CenterAdvancing Innovative Behavioral Healthcare Organization At A Glance
Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Centers• Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Centers has been serving the Greater Los Angeles area since 1953, demonstrating over 70 years of commitment to behavioral health care.• With 9 service locations in Los Angeles County and San Diego Gateways offers an extensive array of programs, with a team of highly experienced behavioral health professionals serving thousands of individuals each year.• Gateways has decades of expertise in treating diverse populations and is recognized for its commitment to excellence in advancing the delivery of high-quality mental and behavioral health care throughout Los Angeles County.• Gateways programs primarily serve children, adolescents, transitional aged youth, and adults experiencing serious mental health and substance use disorders. • Gateways health professionals with a range of multi-disciplinary expertise work collectively to employ a comprehensive, person-centered and coordinated care approach to effectively treating and managing client care. • The Gateways’ care team includes psychiatrists, internists, registered nurses, psychiatric nurse practitioners, licensed vocational nurses, psychologists, social workers, and mental health workers, as well as a range of support personnel.• Gateways Hospital is accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Health Care and licensed by the California Department of Public Health.
Gateways Continuum Of Care Serves Clients With Severe Mental Illness And Substance Use Disorders Inpatient Hospital
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Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center Operates357 Treatment and Housing BedsAdditional Treatment Beds Coming 2027-28• (125) Bed Residential Substance Use Disorders Treatment Center• (37) Bed Inpatient Adolescent Psychiatric Treatment Unit Gateways Hospital and Mental Health CenterInpatientHospital55 Beds Percy Village136 BedsNormandie Village60 BedsCrisis Residential Treatment16 BedsBoard & Care18 BedsGateways Cottages Echo Park72 BedsConditional Release Program36 BedsSingle Residential Occupancy36 Beds Inpatient Hospital Program• Gateways Adult Inpatient Program has 55 beds for ages 18-59• Fully accredited & licensed to provide 24-7 client assessment, intensive treatment, coordinated care and transition to community • The multidisciplinary teams provide psychiatric and psychological services for complex clients with mental health; co-occurring substance use disorders and justice involved • High touch client & family engagement focuses on individualized treatment including Psychiatry, therapy, intensive case management, discharge planning, transition to community-based care and linkage to essential social supportsSeptember 5, 2024 -Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center unveiled its newly published study, in collaboration with the University California Los Angeles (UCLA) “Applying Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE) Screening in Adolescent Inpatient Mental Health” New 37-bed inpatient treatment wing for adolescents opening in 2027 Innovative Inpatient Services Gateways Sensory Room
Gateways Sensory RoomDesigned space that provides individuals with a variety of sensory experiences to help with emotional regulation, self regulation, and de-escalation. Evidence shows that individuals with schizophrenia and psychosis experience sensory dysregulation and sensory processing deficits. Sensory modulation rooms have been implemented in inpatient mental health centers across the globe and are utilized in addition to traditional interventions.
Residential Treatment Programs •Crisis Residential Treatment Program•Normandie Village & Outpatient Clinic•Percy Village & Outpatient Clinic Gateways residential treatment programs provide mental health treatment and housing for adults ages 18-59, serving clients with complex mental health and co-occurring conditions Many Gateways’ residential clients have been discharged from acute inpatient settings and have a history of placement failure or psychiatric instability Gateways operates 3 intensive residential programs for clients transitioning from locked psychiatric treatment settings Programs are focused on enhancing successful, permanent step down to independent living in the community, with an emphasis on preventing decompensation or relapse Gateways Child and Adolescent Outpatient ProgramClinic and School Based Services:• Psychiatry: Board certified in child/adolescent psychiatry for assessment, prescribing and medication management• Therapy: Individual, group, and family• Case Management: Coordination of client care, discharge planning and linkage to community supports and services• Telehealth: Assessment, therapy, medication management and case management • Crisis Prevention Services: Early intervention -diversion from hospitalization so clients can remain in community settings Gateways outpatient program serves children, adolescents and transitional age youth, ages 6-21The program offers an integrated approach for the delivery of psychological, medical, social and educational services, focused on the client and family Treatment services utilize evidence-based practices that are trauma informed and outcome oriented Psychological Testing provided by a team of licensed psychologists / registered internsOnsite school based mental health services in 22 Los Angeles Unified School District schools Services are also available in both English and Spanish languages Psychological Testing CenterAccurate diagnosis and assessment are essential to ensuring that individuals experiencing behavioral health issues receive appropriate and effective treatment. Psychological assessments, which typically test for cognitive ability, academic achievement, personality patterns, interests and attitudes, and neuropsychological issues, can be administered to children and adolescents to assist in developing treatment recommendations, increasing academic success, and overall improved mental wellness. •Gateways Psychological Testing Center offers both in-person and virtual (video conference) psych testing.•Testing is offered in multiple language formats with interpretation and diagnosis offered in corresponding languages addressing cultural sensitivities. •Gateways Psychological Testing Center has expanded outreach to non-English speaking patients and families through provision of testing assessment and counseling in multiple languages.•Gateways Psychological Testing Center is accredited by the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC), California Psychology Internship Council, as a training site for psychology interns from colleges and universities throughout the Greater Los Angeles Area.
Outpatient Mental Health Services For Adults• Gateways outpatient treatment program serves ages 18-59 with mild, moderate and chronic conditions including co-occurring substance use disorders.• Services are trauma informed, and outcomes oriented.• For complex clients services include step down from locked placements with the goal to transition clients to more independent living settings in the community. • Psychiatry:• Board certified psychiatrists; assessment and medication management & prescribing• Therapy:• Individual, group and family therapy services• Telehealth:• Assessment, therapy, medication management and case management• Homeless Outpatient Services:• In-clinic and in the communityClinic Based Services:
Wellness ProgramServices include:• Medication Support• Counseling• Vocational Referrals• Peer Advocacy Assistance• Support Groups Offers post discharge mental health services and supports designed to assist clients in their recovery with a focus on the whole person, while maintaining linkages to treatment and other community - based social supports.
Case managers work to build key linkages to essential mental health; substance use disorder and primary care services where clients live.
The program is designed to foster independence, long-term recovery and resiliency.
Gateways Forensic Mental Health Program• Conditional Release Program (CONREP) provides specialized inpatient, outpatient, residential and in-custody treatment programs serving both adults and youth involved in the local state and county criminal justice system.• Program provides a variety of services to individuals involved in the criminal justice system, including court mandated treatment services and supervision to men and women between the ages 18 and 64.• Gateways operates two Conditional Release Programs (CONREP) in Los Angeles and San Diego Counties.• Specially trained and experienced licensed mental health professionals provide face-to-face evaluation of clients in-custody settings and prerelease in state hospitals, county jails and state prisons.• CONREP is a community based intensive outpatient/residential program for individuals who have gone through the criminal justice system and found not guilty by reason of insanity, incompetent to stand trial, mentally-disordered sex offender, and mentally-disordered offender.The Gateways CONREP Program has been in operation since 1980 Gateways Hospital and Mental Health Center Growth & Expansion 2025-28 Gateways Program Growth & Expansion 2025-28 Open DateProgram ExpansionSeptember 2025Gateways Child Adolescent Outpatient ProgramJanuary 2027 37 – Bed Adolescent Inpatient Psychiatric Treatment WingOpen DateNew Service Line DevelopmentSeptember 2025Gateways Addiction Healing and Recovery Program (SUD)October 2025Enhanced Care Management (ECM)2027-28125 - Bed Residential SUD Treatment CenterGateways awarded $92 Million towards rapid expansion of mental health services in Los Angeles County Contact InformationRichard Louis, IIIDirector of Business DevelopmentGateways Hospital and Mental Health Center1891 Effie Street Los Angeles, CA 90026(323) 644-2000 Ext. [email protected]