Daniel was abused by his father and put in a foster home where the parents promised they would take good care of him. The foster care system thought he was safe, but he was being re-abused in his new home.
There are thousands of children in foster care in Los Angeles County. Each one has complex medical and mental health issues that often go undiagnosed or forgotten as they move from one placement to the next, one health care provider to the next, or never even see a doctor.To prevent children in out of home placements from being neglected, the VIP, in partnership with the Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of Health Services, and the Department of Mental Health, created the HUBs, a full-service health care system for children in or at risk for out of home placements. This system has been replicated throughout the County of Los Angeles so that each child in the system can go through a HUB and receive comprehensive services with continuity of care.
The HUB at VIP currently sees approximately 1,000 children each month.
What is the VIP HUB?
The Community-Based Assessment and Treatment Center (CATC) is a full service clinic staffed with pediatricians trained in identifying and treating child abuse cases that serves children ages 0-18 under DCFS supervision, children who are at heightened risk for abuse, reabuse and neglect, including those with complex medical or psychiatric problems that require special treatment and monitoring. CATC provides 24-hour/7-day a week forensic and medical evaluations for any child who may have been abused.
Services include:
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CATC is located at:
2010 Zonal AvenueLos Angeles, CA 90033 To make an appointment or refer a child call (323) 226-5086 |
- Forensic evaluations, forensic interviews, and on-going forensic monitoring
- Comprehensive medical evaluations
- Well-child physicals
- Immunizations
- Vision and hearing screening
- Same-day/next-day sick visits
- Developmental screening and referrals
- Nutritional evaluations
- Health and parenting education
- Dental screening and referrals
- CCS referrals
- Mental health intake screening
| Other Medical HUB sites in Los Angeles County |
| Harbor UCLA Medical Center 1000 W. Carson Street Torrance, CA 90509 Child Crisis Center: (310) 222-3567 K.I.D.S. Clinic: (310) 222-6504 |
| High Desert MACC 44900 N 60th Street West Lancaster, CA 93536 (661) 945-8353 |
| Martin Luther King, Jr. MACC 1721 E. 120th Street Los Angeles, CA 90059 (310) 668-6400 |
| Olive View-UCLA Medical Center 14445 Olive View Drive Sylmar, CA 91342 (818) 364-4680 |
| Childrens Hospital Los Angeles 4650 Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90027 CARES Team (forensic exams): (323) 361-4977 Initial Exams: (323) 361-2350 |
Children seen at the VIP HUB may be referred to the VIP Community Mental Health Center for ongoing mental health services.
