Wellnest Emotional Health & Wellness

Programs

1. Outpatient Services:Wellnest offers outpatient services at our facilities, as well as in schools and homes anywhere in the community our clients need us. Our integrated service management program - mind, body, and heart - combines support for mental and general health in a holistic model of care, including "non-traditional" wellness services, such as yoga, stress relief, art classes, and cooking. We also provide on-site behavioral health services at 34 schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District including charter schools that reach children and teens with emotional and behavioral issues that may significantly interfere with their ability to learn.

   $10,146,777 spent$13,132,899 earned by the program
   37% of program spending

2. Intensive Services:For youth who need more help, our Intensive Services Division provides a higher level of behavioral health care. Families with children who have severe emotional or behavioral difficulties can receive individually designed services at Wellnest or at home, in school, and in the community - all depending on the family's needs. The Full Service Partnership (FSP) gives families with children experiencing serious emotional and behavioral problems the opportunity to receive intensive, coordinated services. Our wraparound services offer flexible, therapeutic, and individualized plans of care for children and youth at risk of experiencing an out-of-home placement. Lastly, families in Los Angeles County with child welfare involvement can get help for their child's serious emotional disturbances through the Intensive Field Capable Clinical Services (IFCCS) Program. At the Drop-In Avis & Mark Ridley-Thomas Life Learning Center (LLC), young people can alter the course of their lives with such services as therapy, case management, employment, education and career guidance, life skills, substance abuse counselling, housing, and more. This vibrant, accessible…

   $9,664,543 spent$1,712,960 earned by the program
   36% of program spending

3. Early Intervention and Community Wellness:Intervening early in a child's life can build resilience and confidence as it helps prevent future behavioral issues. Equally important, it can help parents form healthy attachments with their children. For those critical 0-5 years, Wellnest steps in with therapy and services in classrooms, home, and our locations through the following programs:Wellnest's Free Family Resource Center provides drop-in center services and one-on-one support to individuals and families. Visitors are provided access to basic essentials for children such as clothing, shoes, hygiene products, and diapers. Also available are workshops in infant massage, budgeting, and other useful topics, The Center links its users to resources for childcare, employment, food banks, recreation, and other support. The Healthy Families America Home Visitation Program is based on the belief that early, nurturing relationships can instill lifelong healthy development in a child. Our free, accredited program serves prenatal families and families with children ages newborn to five years in South Los Angeles and Metro Los Angeles, Wellnest's trained home visitors engage families in…

   $5,651,565 spent$7,092,619 earned by the program
   21% of program spending

4. Access and Wellness Services Division:The No-Fee Access and Wellness Center embodies Wellnest's commitment to full access to services that support emotional health and well-being. Each weekday, this welcoming center serves as the primary connection point for free outpatient services - no appointment necessary. All ages are welcome: children, adolescents, and adults for select programs. Consumers meet to complete assessments on the same day with our expert staff, each trained in trauma-informed best practices. Once screened for their individual needs, each individual or family is linked to the most appropriate services - whether crisis intervention, therapy, and/or community resources. Child care is available to maximize the ease of services for families.

   $1,641,196 spent$1,196,982 earned by the program
   6% of program spending

The 4 programs described on its FY2024 Form 990, listed largest first by expense. Program spending in total: $27,104,081.