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Coordinated
Care Treatment Teams
Coordinated Care Services are provided by
Santa Cruz County Mental Health to individuals with a
serious and persistent major mental illness (such as
schizophrenia and bipolar disorder) at the direction of
an Access Team Care
Coordinator. The staff is organized into teams in order to
better coordinate care and meet the complex needs of
persons receiving services.
All teams have an on-duty, on-call officer, 24-hours a
day, 7 days a week. Access to the North County teams
occurs via referrals from the Access Team but may also be
upon referral from the Dominican Hospital Behavioral
Health Unit or Partial Hospital.
The teams provide 24-hour, on-call services, 7 days per
week in addition to regular weekday services of
medication, rehabilitation, therapy, and case management.
Specialized County Mental Health Services
- Jail Mental Health Services
are provided
only at the Jail on Water Street, which is a
maximum-security facility. Services are available 8
hours a day, seven days a week. An assigned
psychiatrist is available Monday-Friday for medication
services. There is a 24-hour, on-call capacity for
psychiatric coverage. Santa Cruz County is one of the
few counties in the State to have on staff a Probation
Officer who works for the Department of Mental Health.
This person works in conjunction with the other mental
health staff to monitor post-adjudicated clients in the
community. For more information contact?
- Maintaining Ongoing Stability through Treatment
(MOST) is a pilot project specialty team funded
by a grant from the California Bureau of Corrections.
The participants all have major mental illnesses and
have had at least two arrests for crimes, other than
traffic violations, in the last three years. This is an
experimental/test project and clients are randomly
selected and cannot request to be on this team. The MOST
team will be available to serve clients seven days,
24-hours a day by pager.
For more information about the MOST team call 454-5150.
- The Downtown Outreach Program
provides
outreach, evaluation, and linkage to health agencies
and other organizations for homeless individuals who
gather in downtown Santa Cruz. The goal is to improve
the quality of life and reduce the potential need for
inpatient psychiatric treatment or involvement in the
criminal justice system. The Outreach Worker identifies the service needs of
at-risk individuals by direct client contact and
interfacing with law enforcement and the business
community. The population served includes the following
high-risk categories: individuals who are mentally
disabled, suffering from chronic alcohol and other
substance abuse, older adults, families with children
and adolescent youth. When appropriate, the Outreach
Worker may consult with the Access Team for a referral to a
multi-disciplinary care coordinated team.
- The Public Guardian
is under the direction
of the County's Human Resource Agency and works
collaboratively with mental health to act as LPS
Conservator for Santa Cruz County residents. This
office may also act as Representative Payee for an
individual whose physician or psychiatrist determines
he/she is unable to manage their Social Security, SSI
and/or Veteran's Administration income. The Public
Guardian may be appointed Probate Conservator by the
court for individuals who do not meet the criteria for
LPS conservator ship when there is no one else qualified
to act as conservator.
Services Provided by County
Staff and Contract Partnerships
- Community Support Services
provides a
special emphasis on the dual diagnosed population and
clients living in supported housing. They provide
crisis, rehabilitation, case management services, and
are also on-call after hours, weekends and holidays.
The program is located at 290 Pioneer Street in Santa
Cruz and can be reached at (831) 459-0444.
- County Mental Health Crisis Team and the
Dominican Psychiatric Emergency Services Team (PES) provide crisis services in a
partnership based at the hospitals Behavioral Health
Unit. Together they provide services 24-hours per day,
7 days per week. The Mental Health Crisis Team in
coordination with the PES staff provides evaluation and
emergency interventions for individuals presenting at
Dominican Hospital. Medical consultation and crisis
stabilization services are also available for both
voluntary and involuntary clients. Administrative staff
and County psychiatrists are on-call after hours,
weekends, and can be reached via Dominican Behavioral
Health Unit crisis staff.
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