Children's Cause Orange County

Profile Not Current (Last updated: Sep 08, 2025 )

MANAGEMENT

CEO/Executive Director

Michael Arnot

CEO/Executive Director Experience

Michael Arnot is Executive Director of Children’s Cause Orange County. Mr. Arnot has had a career dedicated to service delivery, program development, and policy change that includes positions with First 5 LA, Phoenix Houses of California, and the Child Abuse Prevention Center, directing community mental health and substance abuse treatment programs, working with organizations at the national level in Washington D.C., and leading mental health advocacy efforts in Orange County. He was First 5 LA’s lead for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) initiatives including facilitating the Los Angeles County Autism Task Force and partnering with The Help Group. For the last several years, he has been a member of the State Council on Development Disabilities Orange County Health Care Task Force. Mr. Arnot’s current efforts to prevent childhood toxic stress include a focus on children with ASD who face systemic barriers to receiving treatment for mental health conditions due to their ASD diagnosis.

Staff Information

Number of Full-Time Staff 1
Number of Part-Time Staff 4
Number of Volunteers 1
Number of Contract Staff 0

Staff Demographics

Ethnicity
Caucasian 3
Hispanic/Latino 2
Other Description 0
African American/Black 0
Native American/American Indian 0
Asian Americans/Pacific Islander 1
Gender
Male 1
Female 5
Not Specified 0

CONTACT

Children's Cause Orange County

13217 Jamboree Road
#235
Tustin, California 92782

Michael Arnot

marnot@childrenscauseoc.org

Phone: (949) 690-5274

www.childrenscauseoc.org