Dr. Staci Atkins is a licensed psychologist and clinical social worker with two decades of experience leading, developing, and improving mental health, crisis response, and reentry programs across Los Angeles County. She has built her career in high-acuity environments—ranging from community clinics and field-based teams to correctional health settings—where she has overseen multidisciplinary providers and implemented trauma-informed, field-based models of care.  Dr. Atkins specializes in system coordination, community reintegration, forensic mental health, and field-based behavioral health services. 

Through Coordinated Care LA, Dr. Atkins partners with agencies, counties, and community organizations to strengthen service delivery, enhance staff capacity, and build effective programs that serve individuals with serious mental illness, trauma histories, and housing instability. Her consultation focuses on improving system coordination, developing field-based and co-response models, and elevating workforce morale and retention through training, supervision, and strategic program design.

Dr. Atkins is recognized for her ability to bridge clinical expertise with operational strategy—helping organizations create sustainable, evidence-based, and compassionate systems of care for high-need communities.