Crisis Intervention Team - Alcohol and Drug Treatment Programs - Oakland, CA.

A crisis event, such as a person suffering the devastating consequences of a mental health disability such as alcoholism or drug addiction, calls for an intervention by a team of professionals who can make sure they accept the help they so desperately need before it's too late. A Crisis Intervention Team in Oakland is a form of community monitoring which calls upon and activates law enforcement, healthcare, and other relevant agencies as well as family members to assist those in crisis. This starts with the training of healthcare providers, law enforcement officers, and other contributing team members in the community so they learn how to react and effectively work together during such a crisis. There are education programs offered to educate law enforcement officers and 911 emergency operators for example, which includes 40 hours of training in collaborating with the mental health professionals they will be working with during the crisis intervention, learning verbal de-escalation techniques so that they can approach and handle the crisis without it developing into a possibly violent or antagonistic episode, etc.

In many cases, Crisis Intervention Teams are used as a means of jail diversion. Meaning, being able to properly respond to the incident as a mental health crisis and not a crime helps keep people with mental health disorders out of jail and where they should be, in treatment and receiving help. This also keeps people with mental health issues out of prison where they will not be able to effectively address their disorder, such as a substance abuse disorder. Rather than in jail, individuals in crisis can receive counseling, behavioral therapies, medication and other treatment to rehabilitate them. This not only benefits the individual in crisis, but also the entire community because it costs more to incarcerate someone with a mental health disorder in prison than it does to properly treat them in a mental health recovery program.

There are 3 Alcohol and Drug Treatment Facilities offering this service in Oakland, CA

• Towne House Wellness Center
  510-658-9480
  629 Oakland Avenue
  Oakland, CA. 94611
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Crisis Intervention Team
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Payment Assistance
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  
• VA Northern CA HCS Sacramento VAMC
  510-587-3430
  525 21st Street
  Oakland, CA. 94612
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Crisis Intervention Team
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  
• La Cheim School Inc
  510-596-8125
  3031 Telegraph Avenue
  Oakland, CA. 94609
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Crisis Intervention Team
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  Sliding Fee Scale
  

For All Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs In Oakland, Click Here.