Body (Santa Ana, CA) –In response to rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalization trends throughout the U.S., the OC Health Care Agency (HCA) strongly advises Orange County residents and visitors take preventative measures to reduce their risk of spreading or getting sick from COVID-19, including testing, wearing well-fitted masks, and getting vaccinated...

Body A short-term six-bed crisis residential program for Transitional Age Youth (TAY) who are experiencing a mental health crisis but do not meet, or no longer meet, the criteria for inpatient hospitalization. The program provides to help stabilize a young person and then connect them with longer-term supports.

Body Provides behavioral health expertise for Vets involved in Orange County's civil and criminal legal system. Support in Courtroom Screening and Assessment Intervention Referrals Counseling Planning

Body Designed for adults 18 and older who urgently need to access outpatient behavioral health services and are living with serious and persistent mental illness and a possible co-occurring disorder. This program is especially for adults being discharged from psychiatric hospitals, released from jail, or who are currently enrolled in outpatient...

Body Includes a wide-variety of County-operated and contracted outpatient clinics throughout Orange County, California targeting transitional aged youth (16-21) with severe mental illness and serious emotional disturbance.

Body Vivi Vivi helped care for her three younger siblings after her mother died when she was 11. When her father also died from a sudden heart attack, the four siblings ranging in age from 11 to 20 were all alone. She contacted OC Links for resources and was connected to...

Body All Court programs are provided by County contracted organizations. Program staff are not County employees. However, County staff provide technical support, monitoring and oversight to ensure compliance with all applicable regulations and contract standards.

Body Since the peak of the most recent wave of COVID-19 disease in early August, Orange County has seen a steady decline in cases of COVID-19. In the last two weeks, however, there has been a flattening of the curve, with a rate still substantially higher than was seen in the...

Body The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the Orange County Health Care Agency have been receiving increased reports of disseminated gonococcal infection (DGI). DGI is an uncommon but severe complication of untreated gonorrhea. DGI occurs when the sexually transmitted pathogen Neisseria gonorrhoeae invades the bloodstream and spreads to distant...

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