History and Mission
APCTC was established in 1977 as a directly-operated program of Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health. APCTC was the very first mental health center in Los Angeles County specifically developed to meet the unique needs of rapidly increasing numbers of Asian Pacific immigrants and refugees who were in need of a wide range of mental health services. Through intensive program development efforts in response to ever-growing service needs, APCTC has since expanded to its current operation with multiple funding sources. In 1990, APCTC made a major transition through privatization to become a county-contract agency, and has since been under the auspices of Special Service for Groups, Inc (SSG).
APCTC Staff
The APCTC staff consists of over 100 highly trained mental health professionals, paraprofessionals, and support staff. The professional staff consists of fully credentialed psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, marriage family therapists, nurses, case managers, rehabilitation counselors. Most of these professionals are themselves of Hispanic or Asian Pacific heritage and bilingual, representing language capabilities in Spanish or Asian languages including Cambodian, Chinese (Chiu Chow, Cantonese, Mandarin & Taiwanese), Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Filipino (Tagalog), Thai and Vietnamese.
APCTC Board
The APCTC Advisory Board is made up of community leaders dedicated to the mission of meeting the unique needs of Asian Pacific Islander immigrants and refugees in need of mental health services.
Who Supports Us
APCTC is able to offer a wide variety of services due to the guidance and direction of Special Service for Groups (SSG) and the generous support of the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LAC-DMH), the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and the California Department of Rehabilitation (DOR).
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