Despite the growing need, hospital officials said behavioral health services for children have decreased 15-20% in California over the last decade as challenging reimbursement requirements make it difficult for providers to sustain services. This profound act of generosity allows Children s Hospital Los Angeles to significantly advance its ability to address this critically important part of our patients health and development, said Alexandra Carter, CHLA s senior vice president and chief development officer, and it comes at an especially crucial time when the COVID-19 pandemic is directly affecting the mental health of nearly every child in the United States and throughout the world.
Anonymous donor gives $25 million to Children s Hospital Los Angeles
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General views of Children s Hospital Los Angeles, USC Keck School of Medicine on November 13, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by AaronP/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images)
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LOS ANGELES - A $25 million anonymous gift to Children s Hospital Los Angeles will support cognitive, emotional and behavioral health treatments for kids, it was announced Tuesday. On behalf of the vulnerable patients who come to Children s Hospital Los Angeles for care, I am incredibly grateful for this transformational gift, CHLA President and CEO Paul S. Viviano said. This support will help us extend behavioral health services to every child that we treat, and in doing so truly make a difference in the lives of our most vulnerable patients, now and in the future.