About Merced County Behavioral Health and
Services Offered
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
Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.):
Outpatient
Facility Type:
Outpatient mental health facility
Pharmacotherapies:
Chlorpromazine Aripiprazole Clozapine Lurasidone Olanzapine Paliperidone Quetiapine Risperidone Ziprasidone Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
Treatment Approaches:
Cognitive behavioral therapy Dialectical behavior therapy Individual psychotherapy
Emergency Mental Health Services:
Crisis intervention team Psychiatric emergency onsite services Psychiatric emergency mobile/off-site services
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public):
Local, county, or community government
Special Programs/Groups Offered:
Young adults Seniors or older adults Veterans Active duty military Members of military families Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders Clients with HIV or AIDS Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence Clients who have experienced trauma Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI) Persons with Alzheimer's or dementia Persons with eating disorders Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED) Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Recovery Support Services:
Mentoring/peer support
Facility Smoking Policy :
Smoking permitted in designated area
Age Groups Accepted:
Children/Adolescents Young Adults Adults Seniors
Language Services:
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing Spanish
Facility Vaping Policy:
Vaping permitted in designated area
Ancillary Services:
Court-ordered outpatient treatment Family psychoeducation Case management service Suicide prevention services
