San Diego County BHS North Central Mental Health Center

San Diego County BHS North Central Mental Health Center

Services:
Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)
• Outpatient

Treatment Approaches

• Individual psychotherapy
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Group therapy
• Activity therapy
• Dialectical behavior therapy

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
• Crisis intervention team

Special Programs/Groups Offered

• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Seniors or older adults
• Persons with eating disorders
• Veterans
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
• Persons with Alzheimer’s or dementia

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• Medicaid
• County or local government funds
• Medicare
• Cash or self-payment

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking permitted in designated area

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• Local, county, or community government

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing
• Spanish

Payment Assistance Available

• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
• Payment assistance (check with facility for details)

Testing

• Laboratory testing
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring

Facility Type

• Outpatient mental health facility

Ancillary Services

• Suicide prevention services
• Illness management and recovery
• Case management service
• Family psychoeducation
• Psychosocial rehabilitation services

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping permitted in designated area

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Recovery Support Services

• Housing services

Age Groups Accepted

• Young Adults
• Seniors
• Adults

Type of Care

• Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
• Mental health treatment