In early November 2004, California voters passed Proposition 63 , the Mental Health Services Act , (MHSA) with 53.4% of the vote. Now, through the provisions of the MHSA, the challenges become the opportunities to fund a community mental health system that adequately meets the needs of children, adults, and...

The Behavioral Health Training Services (BHTS) department works to address occupational community-based shortages in the public behavioral health system. It is funded by the Workforce, Education and Training (WET) component of MHSA and is focused on training staff members with the necessary skill sets to provide services in accordance with...

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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...

Children & Youth Crisis Services help individuals of all age groups during a behavioral health emergency and are designed to rapidly address and respond to individuals in crisis in order to achieve the most desirable outcomes. These programs aim to provide treatment in the most dignified, recovery oriented and least...

Children and Youth Services (CYS) provides a broad range of outpatient services for behaviorally, emotionally or mentally disordered children and adolescents, which include evaluation, therapy, medication monitoring, crisis intervention, and collateral services to parents and families. Referral for hospitalization or residential treatment, consultation to schools and other agencies, coordination with...

The Peer Mentor and Parent Partner Support program is designed to help individuals living with a serious emotional disturbance (SED) or serious mental illness (SMI), who may also have a co-occurring substance use disorder. Peer Specialists include peer or youth mentors and/or parent partners who can work with a participant’s...

Orange County funds three Wellness Center locations that serve adults 18 and older who are living with a serious mental illness and may have a co-occurring disorder. All Wellness Center participants are actively working on their recovery and join in Wellness Center groups, classes, and activities. Wellness Center West also...

Serves individuals ages 60 years and older who are living with serious and persistent mental illness (SPMI), experience multiple functional impairments and may also have a co-occurring substance use disorder. Many of the older adults served in this program are homebound due to physical, mental, financial or other impairments. They...

Older Adult Services provides mobile mental health services and episodic treatment services to community-dwelling older adults (60 and older) that emphasize individual needs, strengths, choices, and involvement in service planning and implementation. We seek to identify those situations which could benefit from services leading to a better quality of life...