Services for Young People Coping with Mental Illness and Emotional Disturbance We offer a variety of clinics, operated by either the county or independent contractors, to help young people, ages 16-21, who are coping with severe mental illness and serious emotional disturbance. Our programs include both a residential program and...

The Transportation program serves adults ages 18 and older, who have a serious mental illness or substance use disorder, and who need transportation assistance to and from necessary County behavioral health or primary care appointments or select supportive services (particularly housing-related). Individuals are referred by their BHS treatment provider. (Due...

Designed to assist Orange County’s most vulnerable individuals, Full Service Partnerships (FSP) provide intensive, community-based outpatient services. This support is designed for residents who have the greatest barriers to accessing care: including individuals of all ages who are living with a SED or SMI; unserved or underserved; and are homeless...

REI serves adult participants, eighteen (18) years of age and older and currently receiving services with OCHCA's behavioral health system and their family members. REI provides trainings on basic life skills, career management and academic preparedness. It also offers certificate programs to solidify the personal and academic skills necessary to...

What is mumps? Mumps is a contagious disease caused by the mumps virus. The most commonly known presentation is with pain and swelling around the parotid glands, which are along the jaw line. Other symptoms include fever, headache, muscle aches, or tiredness. Some people may have mild or no symptoms...

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) is one of the deadliest tickborne diseases in the Americas. It caused by a bacteria, Rickettsia rickettsii, that is spread through the bite of an infected tick (the American dog tick (Dermatocentor variabilis), Rocky Mountain wood tick (Dermatocenter variabilis) and in parts of the southwestern...

What is flea-borne typhus? Flea-borne typhus is a disease caused by the bacteria Rickettsia typhi and Rickettsia felis. Also called murine typhus, most cases in the United States are reported from Texas, California, and Hawaii. Prior to 2006, the last reported case in Orange County was in 1993. According to...

Shigella are bacteria (germs) that causes illness with diarrhea, fever and/or stomach cramps. There are four kinds (species) of Salmonella bacteria, causing approximately 500,000 illnesses each year in the United States. Shigella are very contagious and can easily be spread among households with young children, childcare settings, and during sexual...

Who can be a CPSP Provider? A physician, certified nurse midwife, certified family or pediatric nurse practitioner, hospital, community clinic, or medical group that provides prenatal care, has a valid Medi-Cal provider number, and is in good standing with state licensing and regulatory agencies can submit a CPSP application. Reimbursement...

WHO WE ARE: California Children’s Services (CCS) is a Whole Child Program statewide program that determines medical eligibility, provides authorizations for medical care, case management, financial assistance, and medically necessary physical and occupational therapy services to children who meet the CCS eligibility criteria. The program is managed by the California Department...