ACCESS and Transition Team Mental Health Services
About ACCESS and Transition Team Mental Health Services
Operates the ACCESS (Advocacy, Care, Choice, Empowerment, Success, Satisfaction) team, which provides psychiatric support services to approximately 100 of the highest utilizers of mental health fee-for-service inpatient care in San Diego County. Offers rehabilitation, teaches critical community living and survival skills, and provides support where people live, work, and socialize. Also provides medication support and, where appropriate, money management services through a representative payee program. Also operates the Transition Team, which provides intensive, short-term psychiatric case management services to adults. Services are designed to avoid repeated hospitalization by aiding in the stabilization of clients who need and desire assistance. In collaboration with the client and treatment professionals, services are provided for 30 to 60 days following an acute hospitalization or crisis residential admission.
Phone
- (619) 682-4012 (Service/Intake and Administration)
Location
Service Hours
8:00 am till 5:00 pm, Monday thru FridayAdditional Information
- Areas Served: All Areas
- Eligibility: Ages 18 to 64 years; exceptions may be made for people older than age 64. Must be receiving Medi-Cal or be Medi-Cal eligible and must be referred by San Diego County Mental Health Services.
- Fees: No fees charged; Medi-Cal is billed.
- Insurance Accepted: Medi-Cal
- Intake: Phone; must have referral from San Diego County Mental Health Services. No walk-ins.
- Languages: Cantonese, English, Spanish, Tagalog
- Service Categories: Money Management, Psychiatric Case Management, Psychiatric Rehabilitation
- Target Populations: Adults, Medicaid Recipients
- Transportation: Public transportation is within 3-4 blocks of the agency.
- Wheelchair Access: Yes
