San Diego County BHS North Central Mental Health Center

San Diego County BHS North Central Mental Health Center

Services:
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)
• Local, county, or community government

Testing

• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• Laboratory testing

Language Services

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

Facility Type

• Outpatient mental health facility

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

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

Recovery Support Services

• Housing services

Type of Care

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

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Special Programs/Groups Offered

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

Treatment Approaches

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

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

• Outpatient

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping permitted in designated area

Payment Assistance Available

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

Age Groups Accepted

• Adults
• Young Adults
• Seniors

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking permitted in designated area

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
• Crisis intervention team

Ancillary Services

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