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Public Treatment and Support Services

Santa Cruz County Mental Health
North County Mental Health
​(831) 454-4900
1400 Emeline Avenue, Bldg K
Santa Cruz, CA 95060
South County Mental Health
(831) 763-8990
12 West Beach Street
Watsonville, CA 95076
Access Team (Adult and Children) 
(800) 952-2335 (24 hours a day) 
(831) 454-4170  M-F 8am-5pm
1400 Emeline Avenue, Bldg K; Santa Cruz
The Access Team is available 24 hours a day for Santa Cruz County residents to assess for hospitalization in a psychiatric crisis.  As of May 2016, children can now receive crisis assessment at the walk-in clinic.  Located in the same building but on the ground floor. 

​www.santacruzhealth.org

NEW! The California Peer-Run Warm Line
1-855-845-7415


7 a.m - 11 p.m. M-F
7 a.m. - 3 p.m. Saturday
7 a.m. - 9 p.m. Sunday

Non-emergency emotional support and mental health resources.

Grievance Form
The Quality Improvement department really appreciates receiving feedback.  Please let them know how they are doing.  Write a letter, fill out their form, email or call.
  • Drop off a form or letter at the reception counter in the North or South County Mental Health Clinics or other site where you receive services.
  • Mail: Grievance Coordinator, Mental Health Plan, 1400 Emeline Avenue, Santa Cruz CA 95060. 
  • Call: QI Department, 831-454-4468
  • Email: ASKQI@santacruzcounty.us
Grievance Resolution Form
File Size: 340 kb
File Type: pdf
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Grievances can also be made directly to:
  • State of California Mental Health Report Line:  
    800-896-4042
  • Santa Cruz County Patient Rights Advocates at
    831-429-1913
  • State of California Department of Health Services at
    ​510-620-3900

Encompass Community Services
This is the largest non-profit agency in the County.  Some of the programs are open to all income levels. Here are links to the mental health services:  

Youth Services counseling is personalized to meet the individual needs of youth and to enhance the strengths and assets of each family. They provide individual, group and family counseling for youth and families facing the challenges that arise in the process of growing up.

Adult Residential (Casa Pacific, El Dorado Center and Telos)
Community Support Services (CSS) operates three residential treatment programs. All of the programs embody the mission of Community Support Services and promote a vision of wellness and recovery, yet  each program has its unique treatment focus. All referrals to the residential programs are made by County Mental Health.

Second Story, is a six-bed adult house which serves as a respite and a voluntary opportunity for individuals to learn to use relationships to move out of old roles and patterns.

http://www.encompasscs.org 
831- 469-1700

Front St., Inc
 http://www.frontst.com
831-420-0120
Front St. Inc., a Behavioral Health Agency, that offers quality residential programs and mental health treatment services to adults. These services include:
  • Multi-Disciplinary Professional Teams
  • Licensed Adult and Older Adult Programs
  • Evidence-Based Treatment Programs
  • Complete Wellness Program

Community Connection
Community Connection  is a nonprofit mental health program of the Volunteer Center of Santa Cruz County that serves adults and families referred through the Santa Cruz County Mental Health System of Care. Our mission is "to assist and support adults with psychiatric disabilities and their families in achieving greater independence and improving the quality of their lives."  We believe that each person that walks through our doors has a gift. Our job is to support them in discovering those gifts and reaching their full potential. Participants have access to a variety of person-centered, strength based programs that provide pre-employment,employment, education, community integration and peer support services for individuals and families. 

 http://www.ccsantacruz.org
425-8132 ​

Family Service Agency of the Central Coast
Family Service Agency of the Central Coast believes in the power and potential of people of all ages and backgrounds to discover their own creative solutions. Provide the resources, support, and counseling services essential to healthy families and communities. Since 1957 they have been providing counseling, suicide prevention, and supportive services to those in Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito Counties.

http://fsa-cc.org
831-423-9444

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