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…carving cornerstones that
help create full lives
Our Mission
 To fulfill our mission to “promote mental health, prevent mental disorders and achieve victory over mental illness,” we:
Our Affiliations
MHA is one of the largest affiliates of the national Mental Health America and the Mental Health Association in California (MHAC). Founded in 1909, Mental Health America is the nation’s oldest and largest nonprofit organization that addresses all aspects of mental health and mental illness. With 320 affiliates, it forms a network of advocates who work hand in hand with people with mental illness, their families and mental health professionals to improve understanding, treatment and services. MHAC is California’s leading mental health advocacy organization.
We also belong to the:
- United States Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association
- California Association of Social Rehabilitation Agencies
- California Coalition for Mental Health
- California Council of Community Mental Health Agencies
- California Network of Mental Health Clients
- Association of Community Human Service Agencies
- Health and Mental Health Coalition – Los Angeles
The employment services of our MHA Village are accredited by the national Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, which commended us for our “noticeable commitment to improving persons’ lives.”
Our Funders
MHA is funded by a combination of private and public sources.
Community contributions are the cornerstone that makes all we do possible. Individuals support our work by being members of MHA, honoring others with tributes and memorials, and providing support for special projects. Our endowment was started by and is sustained through bequests and other gifts from individuals.
We are proud to receive annual funding from United Way. Along with its long-standing support for our core efforts, United Way helped us start our Antelope Valley services and is the coordinator of the National Center on Family Homelessness and Conrad N. Hilton Foundation's Strengthening At-Risk and Homeless Young Mothers and Children Project. We are proud to be a partner in this project.
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The generous support of foundations and corporations establish and enhance our services.
Our Human Services Academy, the first in Los Angeles to focus on attracting youth to nonprofit work, was built with and benefited tremendously from the support of the ARCO Foundation, The California Wellness Foundation, Crail-Johnson Foundation, Entertainment Industry Foundation, W. M. Keck Foundation, B. C. McCabe Foundation, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Ralph M. Parsons Foundation, S. Mark Taper Foundation and Weingart Foundation.
We are creating a workforce development pipeline to careers in the mental health field through partnerships with The California Endowment.
We have received support from The California Wellness Foundation, Boeing Company and Josephine S. Gumbiner Foundation for our programs for young adults with mental illness. The Eli Lilly Company, Kaiser Permanente – Los Angeles, Lockheed Martin Corporation, Northrop Grumman Corporation and Robert Ellis Simon Foundation have provided grants for our service and housing programs.
We provide services through contracts with the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health, including Mental Health Services Act funds; California departments of Mental Health, Rehabilitation and Office of the Patient Advocate; City of Long Beach; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority; and the Los Angeles County Community Development Commission.
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Administration
Offices