About Ventura County Medical Center
Services Offered
Type of Care:
Substance use treatment 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.):
Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient Outpatient
Facility Type:
Separate inpatient psychiatric unit of a general hospital
Pharmacotherapies:
Chlorpromazine Droperidol Fluphenazine Haloperidol Loxapine Perphenazine Aripiprazole Asenapine Cariprazine Clozapine Lurasidone Olanzapine Olanzapine/Fluoxetine combination Paliperidone Quetiapine Risperidone Ziprasidone Nicotine replacement Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
Treatment Approaches:
Activity therapy Cognitive behavioral therapy Dialectical behavior therapy Group therapy Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment Individual psychotherapy Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
Emergency Mental Health Services:
Crisis intervention team Psychiatric emergency onsite services Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public):
Local, county, or community government
Special Programs/Groups Offered:
Veterans 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 trauma Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Assessment/Pre-treatment:
Screening for tobacco use
Testing:
HIV testing STD testing TB screening Metabolic syndrome monitoring Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV) Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV) Laboratory testing
Education and Counseling Services:
Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
Facility Smoking Policy :
Smoking not permitted
Age Groups Accepted:
Young Adults Adults
Language Services:
Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing Spanish Other languages (excluding Spanish)
Other Languages:
Portuguese Russian Tagalog Vietnamese
Facility Vaping Policy:
Vaping not permitted
Ancillary Services:
Court-ordered outpatient treatment Family psychoeducation Legal advocacy Case management service Suicide prevention services
