Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LAC DMH) Stipend

The Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LAC DMH) offers an $18,500 stipend to select MSW students across Los Angeles County who demonstrate a commitment to public mental health. Students awarded a stipend must commit to one-year of employment post-graduation in a clinical capacity at an agency either directly operated or contracted by LAC DMH. Please consider this notice with the understanding that the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work is simply sharing information about the LAC DMH stipend program. Administration of this stipend program is managed by Phillips’ California Stipend Program of Campbellsville University at the Los Angeles Education Center (CULAEC).

Stipend Amount

$18,500 per academic year, disbursed in two installments of $9,250 each.

Eligibility Criteria

Students graduating between September 1, 2024 and August 31, 2025 are eligible to apply.

UPDATE

Applications are currently closed for 2025-2026. Current applicants will be notified via email by March 15, 2025 if their application was selected or not selected to receive a stipend.

Those students selected to receive a stipend must attend a meeting via Zoom on one of the following dates:

Thursday, April 3, 2025: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Friday, April 4, 2025: 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Questions regarding the 2024-2025 LA County DMH stipends should be submitted via email to: caconsortium@campbellsville.edu

Associate Teaching Professor Christina (Tina) Paddock is the LAC DMH Stipend Coordinator for USC Social Work. Please keep in mind that Professor Paddock simply serves as a liaison with CULAEC, so she should be contacted only if students have further questions AFTER reviewing the aforementioned information and AFTER first communicating with CULAEC.