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

A crisis situation, such as a person suffering the devastating effects of a mental health disability like alcoholism or drug addiction, calls for an intervention directed by professionals who can help get them the help they so desperately need before it's too late. A Crisis Intervention Team in Salinas 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 addicts in crisis. This begins with the training and education of healthcare providers, law enforcement officers, and other relevant team members in the community so they learn how to react and effectively work together during such a crisis. There are programs available to train law enforcement officers and 911 emergency dispatchers for example, which involves 40 hours of training in supporting the mental health professionals they will be working with during the crisis, learning verbal de-escalation techniques so that they can address and resolve the crisis without it developing into a potentially dangerous or antagonistic incident, etc.

In many cases, Crisis Intervention Teams also help by way of jail diversion. Meaning, being able to properly respond to what is really meant to be a mental health crisis and not a crime keeps people with mental health disorders out of jail and instead where they should be, in treatment and getting help. This also keeps people with mental health issues out of prison where they do not have access to adequate mental health therapy and resources to properly handle their disorder, such as a substance abuse disorder. Rather than in jail, those in crisis can receive behavioral therapies, counseling, medication and other recovery services to help them recover. 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 treat them in an appropriate mental health program.

There are 2 Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Programs offering this service in Salinas, CA

• Monterey County Behavioral Health
  831-796-1710
  1441 Constitution Boulevard
  Salinas, CA. 93906
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Crisis Intervention Team
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Payment Assistance
  Private Health Insurance
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  Sliding Fee Scale
  
• Natividad Medical Center
  831-755-6367
  1441 Constitution Boulevard
  Salinas, CA. 93906
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Crisis Intervention Team
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Military Insurance
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  

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