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4/08/25
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Construction work has started on Kedren Children’s Village for Kedren Community Health Center Inc in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, on behalf of Los Angeles-based Kedren Health. When complete, the $145 mil Kedren Children’s Village will be one of the few pediatric-focused behavioral hospitals in the country, and the first comprehensive behavioral health facility in South Los Angeles, providing much-needed community health care services for years to come.
The design build team for the project consists of McCarthy Building Companies Inc as the general contractor and HOK for the architecture and design responsibilities. The modern, efficient and patient-centered facility is tailored to the unique needs of children requiring behavioral health services.
The 103k sf campus will include three main buildings – an inpatient psychiatric facility, outpatient services including primary, urgent care and pharmacy services, and a transitional housing development. The 24-unit transitional housing development is intended for families of patients receiving care, along with homeless families or individuals served by Kedren’s mental health programs and community outreach in need of temporary accommodations.
Along with the main structures, the campus will feature a parking structure to address the lack of parking in the project’s location within a residential neighborhood. A physical therapy gym and an outdoor garden will provide therapeutic and recreational areas for patients to enjoy outside their treatment centers. Few facilities exist in the U.S. that provide comprehensive, integrated physical and mental health care in one facility, especially with a pediatric focus.
The design for Kedren Children’s Village is guided by evidence-based best practices in pediatric behavioral health, prioritizing safety, flexibility, and therapeutic environments and inspired by the history and culture of the surrounding community. Drawing on the diversity and warmth of the Watts community, the exterior façade and interior design is based on a quilt representing the people and families that will receive services through Kedren in materiality and form.
McCarthy and HOK are proud to team up on this project that will positively impact the lives of children and their families. The design-build partnership between McCarthy and HOK on the project is a continuation of their strong relationship, having worked together on other behavioral health design build projects including the in-progress UCLA Health Neuropsychiatric Hospital Project. Estimated completion of the Kedren Children's Village is in summer 2027.
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