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Preceding department | |
Jurisdiction | Los Angeles County |
Headquarters |
Los Angeles, California 34°03′51″N 118°17′29″W / 34.064225°N 118.291431°WCoordinates: 34°03′51″N 118°17′29″W / 34.064225°N 118.291431°W |
Motto | Hope, Wellness and Recovery |
Employees | 4,011 (2010) |
Annual budget | US$1,584,061,000 (2010) |
Department executive |
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Parent department | Los Angeles County Health Agency |
Website | dmh |
The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (DMH), the largest county mental health department in the United States, provides mental health services for Los Angeles County residents. DMH directly operates 75 program sites in the county and serves over 250,000 patients annually. DMH's headquarters is located on Vermont Avenue in Koreatown, Los Angeles, California.