Henrietta Weill Memorial Child Guidance Clinic & Adult Behavioral Health

Henrietta Weill Memorial Child Guidance & Adult Behavioral Health, in Bakersfield, California, offers mental health and dual diagnosis care for children, adolescents, and adults. They provide community based services, general outpatient treatment (OP), and aftercare support. Services are available in Spanish and English.

Clients in outpatient treatment receive mental health assessments; individual, family, and group counseling; parent support groups, life skills training, education in emotional management and coping skills; recovery education; case management, and medication support. There are also parenting classes, supportive services for caregivers of children who cannot live with their parents, and in community programs for children and families. Clients requiring higher intensity treatment will be referred to an inpatient mental health care facility or alcohol and drug rehab.

To help participants maintain long term sobriety, aftercare services are available. Services may include vocational training, ongoing support groups, social events, peer support, referrals to community resources and social services, and more.

Treatment is available for everyone, and a sliding scale of fees is available for those who qualify. Henrietta Weill Memorial Child Guidance & Adult Behavioral Health also accepts a variety of insurance plans, such as Bright Health, Cigna, Humana, United Healthcare, Aetna, BlueCross BlueShield, and more. Because every insurance plan is different, you’ll want to verify your insurance coverage and out of network benefits with the insurance provider.