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

A crisis situation, for example a person struggling with the tragic consequences of a mental health disability like a drug or alcohol addiction, calls for an intervention directed by professionals who can make sure they accept the treatment they need before it's too late. A Crisis Intervention Team in Van Nuys is a form of community monitoring which calls upon and activates law enforcement, healthcare, and other concerned agencies as well as family members to help those in crisis. This begins with the training of law enforcement officers, healthcare providers, and other contributing team members in the community so they know how to respond and work together during such a crisis. There are education programs available to train law enforcement officers and 911 emergency dispatchers for example, which includes 40 hours of training in collaborating with the mental health professionals they will be working with during the crisis intervention, refining verbal de-escalation skills so that they can address and handle the crisis without it becoming a possibly combative or aggressive incident, etc.

In many instances, Crisis Intervention Teams are used as a means of jail diversion. Meaning, being able to properly respond to the incident as a mental health disturbance and not a crime helps keep people with mental health disorders out of jail and where they should be, in a hospital or treatment setting receiving help. Additionally this keeps people with mental health problems out of prison where they do not have access to adequate mental health therapy and resources to appropriately handle their issue, such as a substance abuse disorder. Instead of 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 keep someone with a mental health disorder in prison than it does to treat them in an appropriate mental health program.

There are 6 Drug and Alcohol Treatment Programs offering this service in Van Nuys, CA

• Southern CA Hospital at Van Nuys
  818-787-1511
  14433 Emelita Street
  Van Nuys, CA. 91401
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Crisis Intervention Team
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Private Health Insurance
  Cash or Self Payment
  
• San Fernando Valley Comm MH Ctr Inc
  818-374-6901
  14600 Sherman Way
  Van Nuys, CA. 91405
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Crisis Intervention Team
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicare
  Medicaid
  Payment Assistance
  Cash or Self Payment
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  
• San Fernando Valley Community MH Ctr
  818-901-4836
  14660 Oxnard Street
  Van Nuys, CA. 91411
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Crisis Intervention Team
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Payment Assistance
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  
• Asian Pacific Counseling and
  818-267-1100
  15400 Sherman Way
  Van Nuys, CA. 91406
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Crisis Intervention Team
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Payment Assistance
  
• Aviva Family and Children Services
  818-980-3200
  5900 Sepulveda Boulevard
  Van Nuys, CA. 91411
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Crisis Intervention Team
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  State Financed Health Insurance Plan Other Than Medicaid
  
• PACS
  818-989-9214
  6851 Lennox Avenue
  Van Nuys, CA. 91405
  
  Treatment Services Offered:
  Crisis Intervention Team
  
  Payment Forms Accepted:
  Medicaid
  Payment Assistance
  

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