Intervening to protect and treat all victims of violence.

That is the mission of the Violence Intervention Program, a unique multi-disciplinary, public-private partnership of three medical clinics at LAC+USC Medical Center and a nonprofit mental health center in East Los Angeles.

VIP offers around-the-clock medical, forensic, mental health, support and advocacy services to children in foster care and other victims of child abuse and neglect, domestic violence, sexual assault, elder abuse and dependent adult abuse. VIP is a groundbreaking Family Advocacy Center that works with families, schools, and other community organizations in East Los Angeles on public health, community outreach and education programs to break the cycle of violence.

VIP is a partnership between the publicly funded VIP clinics for child abuse and elder abuse at the LAC+USC Medical Center and the private, nonprofit VIP Community Mental Health Center. The goal is to work together to provide a complete continuum of services for extremely vulnerable individuals who lack other resources.