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The nonprofit Los Angeles Centers for Alcohol and Drug Abuse has just opened a second location in the Skid Row area to treat people who are struggling with drug and alcohol use or behavioral problems.The group recently expanded to a larger office in the same area due to high demand. Short-term housing is being provided off-site for those who remain in treatment.from California’s Homeless Housing, Assistance and Prevention program. That’s the state’s main source of general homeless funding.
Some may be referred to a type of residential facility called recovery bridge housing. There are about 200 beds available at multiple locations, which are funded by the county through“There's a limit to the number of people that we can care for just because we only have so many beds,” Holmes said. “So we're always looking for help and funding.”
“We've seen a lot of success,” said Dakota Brown, a clinical manager with L.A. CADA and licensed marriage and family therapist. He said the organization has expanded significantly from when he first started working there in 2017, from about a dozen therapists on staff to more than 100 this year.
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