The Multicultural Development Program aims to promote health equity by enhancing culturally responsive and inclusive behavioral health services for all ethnic and cultural groups through supportive services, training, education, research and advocacy for Behavioral Health Services (BHS) staff and contract providers. Eligibility: Behavioral Health Services (BHS) staff and contract providers...
Behavioral Health Services operates the Forensic Conditional Release Program (CONREP) through a specialized state contract. This is the Department of Mental Health's statewide system of community-based services for specified forensic patients. The goal of CONREP is to ensure greater public protection in California communities via an effective and standardized community...
Smoke-free Workplace Laws In order to protect the health of employees, California Labor Code Section 6404.5 prohibits smoking in the workplace. It is against the law to smoke in an enclosed space at a place of employment. Enclosed space includes lobbies, lounges, waiting areas, elevators, stairwells, and restrooms that are...
Flip Version Opioid-related overdose deaths have seen a dramatic increase across the nation, state, and county since the 1990s that has only accelerated in the past ten years. In this report we summarize opioid-related morbidity and mortality in Orange County (OC) in the context of these national trends. We examine...
The OC Health Care Agency (HCA) presents the “Addressing the Opioid Crisis in Orange County, CA” report, a publication that details the extensive, strategic prevention, harm reduction, treatment and recovery efforts led by the HCA’s Behavioral Health Services team and underway countywide. The report also includes an appendix on behalf...
CSP (Community Service Programs)/Waymakers Offers victim advocates Victim assistance to victim compensation Shelters Human Options 24 hour line (949) 854-3554 Interval House 24 hour line (714) 891-8121 Laura’s House 24 hour line (949) 498-1511 Women’s Transitional Living Center (WTLC) 24 hour line (714) 992-1931 The Sheepfold (714) 237-1444 Pro Bono...
Drug Medi-Cal Organized Delivery System Implementation Plan HCA BHS sought input from a broad spectrum of stakeholders to gather perspectives representative of Orange County’s diverse population. Participation by interested stakeholders was achieved through various methods of community outreach including written materials, surveys, ongoing collaborative meetings, public forums, provider meetings, focus...
WHO WE ARE : The Comprehensive Health Assessment Team - Homeless (CHAT-H) is a public health nursing home visitation program serving residents of Orange County who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness and have health needs. The CHAT-H team works closely with Behavioral Health Services, BHS Outreach and Engagement...
Navigating the Involuntary Hold Process (5150) A guide for family members and loved ones. 5150 is the number of the section of the Welfare and Institutions Code, which allows an adult who is experiencing a mental health crisis to be involuntarily detained for a 72- hour psychiatric hospitalization when evaluated...
Orange County has a comprehensive array of crisis services that operate 24/7, every day of the year, and are designed to support individuals of all ages who are experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, a behavioral health emergency. These programs range from telephone-based prevention programs through intensive crisis support services...