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As part of our Santa Barbara CSS campus’ expanding services in Santa Barbara County, Crestwood is excited to announce that Crestwood assumed operations of the Santa Barbara County Mobile Crisis Team (MCT) on December 1. The MCT is a part of our integrated crisis services in Santa Barbara County that includes the Access Line and CSS.  The MCT works with the Access Line Specialists who deploy the team when crisis intervention, de-escalation and stabilization services are needed for individuals who are in crisis and are at risk of hurting themselves or someone else or are unable to provide basic care for themselves due to a suspected mental health issue.  Phillip Jones serves as the Campus Administrator for the Santa Barbara CSS, the Access Line and now the Santa Barbara County MCT.  The MCT staff joins the Access Line staff in using office space located at our Champion Healing Center campus at 303 S. C Street, Room 126, in Lompoc .  Thank you to everyone who has contributed to the development of this important service. Your dedication, support and collaboration make a significant impact on the lives of those we serve in the community. Welcome Santa Barbara County Mobile Crisis Team to our Crestwood family!

We are excited to announce that the Crestwood Ponderosa Healing House is officially open! The Ponderosa Healing House is funded through a partnership with San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services and is part of the redesigned Cordilleras Health and Healing Campus. This campus consists of four independently operated, 16-bed MHRCs, each with a focus on providing specialized services to meet the different needs of individuals from San Mateo County with mental health issues. The Ponderosa Healing House focuses on serving individuals who are medically complex with challenges such as hard to control diabetes, mobility issues and other conditions that require more nursing support than a typical MHRC. The program is located at 280 Edmonds Road, Bldg B in Redwood City.

We are excited to announce that the San Francisco Geary Stabilization Unit (SU), located at 822 Geary Street, officially opened on April 28th! The Geary SU is a Crisis Stabilization Unit that was made possible through a partnership with the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) and San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie’s Office. The Geary SU is part of Mayor Lurie’s “Breaking the Cycle” plan to tackle San Francisco’s homelessness and behavioral health crisis. The Geary SU is certified to serve 16 adult clients and is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The program provides immediate care for people in the local community who are experiencing a behavioral health crisis. Persons served are provided with comprehensive mental health services and support for up to 23 hours. They are then referred to mental health services in the community that will best meet their needs so they may continue their recovery journey. The program will provide a safe and effective alternative to hospital emergency departments for first responders, street teams, and members of law enforcement connecting people in crisis to urgent care, while allowing those frontline workers to get back on the streets more quickly. Tour the Geary Stabilization Unit San Francisco Geary Stabilization Unit Ribbon Cutting Event On April 24, a Ribbon Cutting event was held to introduce the Geary SU program to the community, media, and city officials. The event kicked off at 9:15 am and featured speakers that included Mayor Daniel Lurie; Dan Tsai, Department of Public Health Director; Carla Short, Department of Public Works Director; Patty Blum, Crestwood COO; members from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors; Captains from the San Francisco Police and Fire Departments; and members of the San Francisco Street Homelessness Response Team. More than 60 people attended the event and toured the campus to experience Crestwood’s beautiful homelike and healing Trauma-Informed environment first-hand. Members of our Crestwood Executive Leadership Team attended the event, (George Lytal, CEO; Derek Dobbins, President; Maria Stefanou, CFO/EVP; and Patty Blum, COO/EVP), along with members from our Start-Up and Home Office Teams.