S.A.F.E. Families

LocationHarbor-UCLA Medical Center
1000 W Carson St
Professional Building Ste 500
Torrance, CA 90502

Email Mirabel Michel
mmichel@dhs.lacounty.gov

The S.A.F.E. (Securing Attachments for Emerging) Families is a multi disciplinary clinic that cares for infants/children with in-utero substance exposure and high risk families. The clinic provides primary care to these families with a focus on development and behavior. The clinic includes a psychologist, clinicians and a case manager to ensure that the families receive the needed support to care for their children.

Leadership

Kelly Callahan, MD, FAAP Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Medical Director K.I.D.S. Hub Clinic Director, S.A.F.E. Families Clinic Chair, Hub Medical Director Workgroup Co-Director, Residency Wellness Program Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

Bio

Kelly Callahan, MD, MPT is the medical director of the Harbor-UCLA K.I.D.S (Kids in the dependency system) Hub which provides medical care to children involved with DCFS (Department of Children and Family Services) as well as forensic evaluations for children with suspected abuse allegations. She is also the medical director of the multi-disciplinary in the Securing Attachments for Emerging Families (S.A.F.E. Families). This clinic provides primary care in a multi-disciplinary approach to infants that have been exposed in-utero to drugs. Dr. Callahan also serves as the chair of the LAC Hub medical director workgroup. Dr. Callahan received her MD at University of New Mexico. She completed her pediatric residency and child abuse fellowship at Harbor UCLA in 2008 and 2011 respectively. She became the medical director of the child abuse/foster care clinic at Harbor-UCLA in 2014.

Faculty & Administration

Melissa Jimenez, MD Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Assistant Medical Director, K.I.D.S. Hub Clinic Harbor-UCLA Medical Center