About this facility
Kern Medical's Behavioral Health Unit (BHU) is a licensed, 25-bed adult facility dedicated to providing individualized care during times of crisis. Their recovery-oriented services aim to stabilize symptoms and empower clients through various therapeutic programs, including psychiatric and medical evaluations, medication education and treatment, individual and group therapy, dialectical and cognitive behavioral therapy skills, substance abuse education, relaxation techniques, coping skills, pet therapy, and connections to community support services. They accept insurance and their health benefit advisors can help clients understand their payment options.
Services
A quick overview of services associated with this facility.
Type of Care, TC, Substance use treatment; Mental health treatment; Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.), SET, Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient; Outpatient
Facility Type, FT, Separate inpatient psychiatric unit of a general hospital
Pharmacotherapies, PHR, Chlorpromazine; Fluphenazine; Haloperidol; Thioridazine; Aripiprazole; Clozapine; Lurasidone; Olanzapine; Paliperidone; Quetiapine; Risperidone; Ziprasidone; Nicotine replacement; Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation; Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
Treatment Approaches, TAP, Activity therapy; Cognitive behavioral therapy; Dialectical behavior therapy; Electroconvulsive therapy; Group therapy; Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment; Individual psychotherapy; Abnormal involuntary movement scale
Emergency Mental Health Services, EMS, Crisis intervention team
Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public), FOP, Local, county, or community government
Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted, PAY, County or local government funds; Medicare; Medicaid; Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE); Private health insurance; State corrections or juvenile justice funds; Cash or self-payment; State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid; U.S. Department of VA funds
Special Programs/Groups Offered, SG, Young adults; Seniors or older adults; Veterans; Members of military families; Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients; Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders; Clients with HIV or AIDS; Clients who have experienced trauma; Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI); Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD); Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
Assessment/Pre-treatment, ASPT, Screening for tobacco use
Testing, SCR, Metabolic syndrome monitoring; Laboratory testing
Education and Counseling Services, ECS, Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
Facility Smoking Policy, SMP, Smoking not permitted
Age Groups Accepted, AGE, Young Adults; Seniors
Facility Vaping Policy, FVP, Vaping not permitted
Ancillary Services, AS, Assertive community treatment; Court-ordered outpatient treatment; Diet and exercise counseling; Family psychoeducation; Intensive case management; Case management service; Suicide prevention services; Education services
