Childrens Hospital Los Angeles

Adolescent Medicine

Childrens Hospital Los Angeles logo

5000 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 701, Los Angeles, CA 90027, USA

Is this your facility?

This listing has not yet been claimed or verified by its owner.
Claim this listing

Children's Hospital Los Angeles Through the Eyes of Kids

Street parking is available or visitors may pay $6.00 for underground parking (no validation is available).

Available Tuesdays 8:30 - 11:15 a.m.

Due to some mandatory events, clinic hours may be canceled.

Please call 323-361-2463 in advance to confirm if walk-in clinic is taking place on the date you would like to arrive.

Drugs and alcohol can have a dire impact on the growing adolescent brain, especially one that is already affected by childhood trauma. Adolescent substance abuse is a major public health concern. Here are a few statistics that help tell the story:

Community-based education that is designed to demonize drugs can often have the opposite result—causing drugs to appear more enticing to the risk-taking nature of teenagers. Scare tactics may prevent some teens from drinking or using drugs but does little to convince others that “drugs are bad” and the messengers often lose credibility.

The Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Services program in the Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine leverages some of the more effective ways of addressing drug and substance abuse and misuse among teens.

Our state-certified program aims to reduce alcohol and drug-related harm in an outpatient approach. We serve youth ages 10-17 and young adults ages 18-25 by offering education and support to their families and significant others. Our innovative approaches to prevention, treatment, and recovery demonstrate best practices in adolescent addiction medicine.

Youth are referred to our Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Services Program from various sources:

Anyone may come for a screening (intake) during the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. on Tuesdays.

Youth are seen individually and/or with parent and guardian during the intake. It is during this assessment period that we determine what services best meet the needs of the youth and his or her family/guardians. Youth are asked if they are receiving treatment services elsewhere in the community to avoid duplication of services. The program gives priority to clients referred by the Department of Family and Children’s Services (DCFS) and Probation, youth who are HIV-positive, pregnant teens, homeless youth and those who are suicidal or in acute crisis.

About Our HospitalBefore Your VisitFind a DoctorGetting HereMake an AppointmentPrograms and ServicesGive Us Feedback

4650 Sunset Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 90027 • 323-660-2450

Primary Focus of the Provider

  • Substance Abuse Treatment Services

Type of Care

  • Substance abuse treatment
  • Accepts clients on opioid medication

Facility Type

Treatment Approaches

  • Cognitive/behavioral therapy
  • Dialectical behavioral therapy
  • Substance abuse counseling approach
  • Trauma-related counseling
  • Rational emotive behavioral therapy

Facility Smoking Policy

  • Smoking permitted in designated area

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)

  • Outpatient
  • Intensive outpatient treatment
  • Regular outpatient treatment

Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)

  • Private organization
  • State substance abuse agency
  • State department of health
  • Hospital licensing authority
  • The Joint Commission

Payment/Insurance Accepted

  • No payment accepted
  • Federal, or any government funding for substance abuse programs

Emergency Mental Health Services

Payment Assistance Available

  • Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

Language Services

  • Services for the deaf and hard of hearing
  • Spanish

Special Programs/Groups Offered

  • Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
  • Lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) clients
  • Clients referred from the court/judicial system
  • Adolescents
  • Persons with HIV or AIDS
  • Persons who have experienced trauma
  • Persons who have experienced sexual abuse
  • Persons who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
  • Transitional age young adults

Ancillary Services

  • Individual counseling offered
  • Group counseling offered
  • Family counseling offered
  • 12-step faciltitation approach
  • Brief intervention approach
  • Contingency management/motivational incentive
  • Motivational interviewing
  • Anger management
  • Martix Model
  • Relapse prevention

Age Groups Accepted

  • Children/adolescents
  • Adults

Gender Accepted

  • Female
  • Male

Exclusive Services

  • Childrens Hospital Los Angeles

    5000 Sunset Boulevard, Suite 701, Los Angeles, CA 90027

Rehabilitation Process