Behavioral Health Childrens Services

Target Population:Seriously emotionally disturbed children and youth who are in or at risk of out of home placement or who are qualified under special education.

Behavioral Health Adult Services

Adult Services provides mental health services, medication support, case management, brokerage and groups for those individuals who have a chronic persistent mental illness and meet the targeted population of those we serve. That includes those people with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and atypical psychosis.

Article categories include Acute and Legal Services, Salinas Valley Regional Office, Coastal Regional Office, McHome Programand South County Regional Office.

Behavioral Health Drug and Alcohol Services

SERVICES: Administers and coordinates a comprehensive range of alcohol and other drug services through contracts with community-based organizations.

Behavioral Health Access to Treatment

Services provided include assessment and psychiatric evaluation medication, individual, family and group therapy. Ongoing therapy services are provided through a network of providers.

Behavioral Health Medical Services Section

Monterey County has developed a managed care approach to provide specialty mental health services for County Medi-Cal Beneficiaries (recipients). Criteria for inclusion in the plan has been established by the State Department of Mental Health.

Behavioral Health Administration and Finance Section

General information about the administration and finance of the Behavioral Health division administration and finance. Article categories include Contract Services and Finance.

Sam’s Guide to Monterey County Family Resources

This updated resource guide includes information on more than 30 topics or areas of service.  Included are resources for food, housing, drug counseling, disabilities, health care, parent education, child development, domestic violence, recreation programs, senior services, and transportation, to name a few.  Some 350 agencies and programs are listed in the guide.  This is an excellent resource for nurses, social workers, counselors, teachers, community liaison workers and all others who provide counseling on health and social services to families in Monterey County, California.  Last updated Summer 2009.