Kern County Resources

Behavioral Health and Recovery Services (Formerly Kern County Mental Health Department)

https://www.kernbhrs.org/crisis-services

Kern County Mental Health 24-Hour Crisis Hotline Toll Free: 1-800-991-5272 (24hours/7 days a week) TTY: 661-868-8142

Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255

The Mental Health Hotline provides crisis and suicide intervention for individuals of all ages. In addition, the team offers telephone counseling for a variety of mental health problems, as well as offering assistance with coping skills. Hotline staff members provide immediate assistance, and then connect callers to follow-up services both within the behavioral health system of care and the larger community.

Crisis Services:

• Crisis Walk In Clinics (CWiC)

• Mobile Evaluation Team (MET)

• Crisis Case Management Outreach (CCMO)

• Access & Assessment Center (AAC)

• Psychiatric Evaluation Center (PEC)

• Freise Hope House

• Adult Wraparound

• Medical Services

24 Hour Psychiatric Evaluation Center/Crisis Stabilization Unit (PEC/CSU)

Mary K. Shell Mental Health Center 2151 College Ave (Rear Entrance Only)

PEC/CSU is a 24-Hour/7 day a week urgent care psychiatric unit with the goal of providing psychiatric care in the least restrictive environment possible. The PEC/CSU is the designated facility for non-EMS (Emergency Medical Services) involuntary psychiatric evaluation in Kern County for adults and minors. It also provides services to individuals on a voluntary basis. PEC/CSU is designated to provide brief, culturally sensitive, individual and family crisis intervention services. PEC/CSU provides services for adults, children, and their family members.