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Public and Media Invited to High Desert Crisis Walk In Center Open House
November 12, 2007
For more information, contact:
Shea McGuier, Telecare, 510 337 7952, x159
County Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt; Allan Rawland, Director of Behavioral Health; and Deputy Directors Ralph Ortiz and Gary Atkins to Comment on County Mental Health Programs
ALAMEDA, Calif., Sept 11, 2007 -- The public is invited to an open house for the new High Desert Crisis Walk In Center, 16460 Victor St. Victorville, on Friday, November 16, from 2 to 5 p.m.
Operated by Telecare Corporation and the County of San Bernardino Department of Behavioral Health with funding through the Mental Health Services Act (Prop 63), the Center offers treatment and support to adults and adolescents living in San Bernardino County who have mental health needs that can't wait.
County Supervisor Brad Mitzelfelt; Allan Rawland, Director of Behavioral Health; and Deputy Directors Ralph Ortiz and Gary Atkins will be on hand to briefly discuss the importance of this new program to the community.
"The Center provides essential, high quality services and will reduce the inappropriate use of emergency rooms, and result in fewer hospitalizations while enabling individuals to obtain care in their own community," said Ross Peterson, Telecare vice president of development.
The unlocked walk-in crisis center offers immediate crisis intervention services to anyone in immediate need of mental health services in the High Desert area for up to 24 hours. Individuals needing additional care beyond 24 hours are referred to other community behavioral health resources. In addition to self-referrals (walk-in), individuals can be referred to the Center by local law enforcement agencies, homeless shelters, faith based providers, schools, emergency departments or other health care providers.
Telecare (www.telecarecorp.com), based in Alameda, California is one of the largest providers of mental health services in the country. Telecare works in partnership with local, county, state and other behavioral healthcare organizations to design and provide recovery-focused services for high-risk individuals. Telecare is employee-and-family-owned with over 2000 employees and more than 60 programs in California, Texas, Oregon, Nebraska, and North Carolina.
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