The Medi-Cal Mobile Crisis Service Benefit was developed by new California Department of Health Care Services requirements for counties to provide community-based mobile services to Medi-Cal beneficiaries experiencing a behavioral health crisis. This expanded MST aims to provides rapid response, individual assessment, and community-based stabilization to reduce the immediate risk of danger and subsequent harm and avoid unnecessary emergency department care, psychiatric inpatient hospitalizations, and law enforcement involvement. The Counties Mobile Support Team (MST), which originated from an MHSA Innovation project in 2008, has expanded services to dispatch the mobile crisis team 24 hours a day and seven days a week. MST is collaborating with the other local mobile crisis teams to provide complete coverage 24/7 through the county. Call 1-800-746-8181 to reach the mobile crisis hotline.
Organization
County of Sonoma Department of Health Services, 24-hour Emergency Mental Health Hotline
Type of Resource
Mental health hotline
Region
N/A.
Population Served
Medi-Cal beneficiaries experiencing a behavioral health crisis
Crisis intervention, assessment, medication, up to 23 hours of supportive care of individuals in an acute mental health crisis, and referrals to crisis residential services or inpatient mental health facilities for those needing a higher level fo spychiatric inpatient care.
Organization
Sonoma County Department of Health Services - Behavior Helath Division
County of Sonoma Human Services Department, Family, Youth, and Children Division (CPS)
Description
Sonoma County’s Family, Youth & Children’s Services responds to reports of child abuse or neglect. Any individual can call our hotline to report any suspected child abuse. All reports are confidential.
Organization
County of Sonoma Human Services Department, Family, Youth, and Children Division (CPS)
Type of Resource
Responds to reports of suspected child abuse. Provides safety and protection for children who are at risk of, or are being abused, neglected, or exploited. Investigates, reports, and provides support to families and at-risk children. Provides temporary emergency shelter to the affected child. Offers free training to community mandated reporter on prevention and reporting of abuse and neglect.
Region
Southern Sonoma County
Population Served
Any suspected abuse or neglect related to children under 18 years of age.
County of Sonoma Human Services Department, Adult and Aging Division, Adult Protective Services (APS)
Description
Adult Protective Services (APS) accepts and investigates reports of suspected abuse or neglect involving older adults age 60+ and adults with disabilities ages 18- 59.
Contacting APS to report suspected abuse, neglect or self-neglect can help to improve the safety of older adults and adults with disabilities. APS assesses each individual’s unique needs, then works with them to develop a service plan to maintain their safety, health and independence as much as possible.
Organization
County of Sonoma Human Services Department, Adult and Aging Division, Adult Protective Services (APS)
Type of Resource
Receives and investigates reports of abuse or neglect related to seniors (age 60 and older) or dependent adults (age 18-59). Provides 24-hour response to life-threatening emergencies involving elder and dependent adults. Also educates the community about elder abuse prevention and identification.
Region
Southern Sonoma County
Population Served
Anyone can make a report of suspected abuse or neglect related to seniors (age 60 and older) or dependent adults (age 18-59)
The Family Justice Center Sonoma County empowers family violence victims to live free from violence and abuse by providing comprehensive services, centered on and around the victim through a single point of access. Building on strong interagency collaboration, we protect the vulnerable, stop the violence and restore hope.
Organization
Family Justice Center Sonoma County
Type of Resource
Provides support services to victims of violence, stalking, sexual assault, abuse and elder abuse. Services include: Helps with restraining orders Offers clothing and food on-site for victims and survivors Advocates provide crisis intervention by offering emotional support Connects victims and survivors with the necessarygroups and therapy services Assists clients with getting to and from Family Justice Center and related appointments.
Region
Southern Sonoma County
Population Served
Individuals who are experiencing or have experienced domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault, child abuse, and elder abuse.
inRESPONSE is designed to respond to calls for service with a mental health first approach. The team is comprised of a licensed mental health clinician, a paramedic, a homeless outreach specialist, and supported by a wrap-around support services providers. While inRESPONSE works in partnership with the Santa Rosa Police Department, the inRESPONSE team is unarmed and best equipped to support and provide mental health resources to individuals and families experiencing a crisis.
Organization
Buckelew
Type of Resource
Mental health crisis response, mental health support and resources, response to intoxication/under the influence of a controlled substance, emergency shelter resources, welfare checks, non-emergency medical evaluations and transports (prescription drug refill transport and transportation to medical appointments)
Individual, group, couple, and family counseling provided by supervised MFT trainees and registered interns who are working toward licensure and are extensively trained in trauma. Registered interns are also certified by the State of California as sexual assault counselors.
Organization
Verity Sonoma County Rape Crisis, Trauma and Healing Center
Type of Resource
Individual counseling, group counseling, family counseling
Provides confidential counseling, emergency assistance, and information and referrals. Helps 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Provides trained, compassionate, California State Certified Sexual Assault Victim Counselors.
Organization
Verity Sonoma County Rape Crisis, Trauma and Healing Center
Type of Resource
Emergency assistance
Region
Southern Sonoma County
Population Served
Adults, teens, and children 6 years of age and older. Survivors of sexual assault, family or friends.
A peer-run support resource to help men change unproductive behavior that can lead to deep personal dissatisfaction and disrupted relationships.
Organization
MEN (Men Evolving Non-Violently)
Type of Resource
Provides supportive services for men to change their violent or abusive behavior. Offers a 24/7 helpline that provides resources that suit individual needs. Also offers support groups where participants learn the following:
- How to recognize anger and stop abusive behavior, instead of allowing anger to take control - How to recognize and separate from situations that can lead to abusive behavior - How to work out problems and conflicts by improving communication skills. - How to feel better about self and connect with other men committed to changing their lives. - How to regain the trust of family members subjected to participant's abusive behavior.
Redemption House is a multifaceted program established to assist survivors of human trafficking.
Organization
Redemption House of the Bay Area
Type of Resource
In addition to holding bimonthly meetings, Redemption House conducts street outreach -- visiting homeless encampments, hotel parking lots, pounding the pavement, distributing flyers. Its aim is to find trafficking victims and, if those people so desire, get them to safety.
