About Telecare Orange County – Crisis Residential Program – Orange
Telecare Orange County – Crisis Residential Program offers short term crisis stabilization services for adults over 18 in Orange, California. This 15 bed residential facility serves men and women in Orange County who are experiencing a behavioral health crisis. This includes individuals with a co-occurring substance use disorder. The program is LGBTQ friendly.
The facility offers a safe and homely setting where stabilization can occur. This conducive setting boasts plenty of recreation rooms, a sun deck and gardens. There’s even a basketball and volleyball court and an outdoor patio. Additionally you’ll have access to an art room, a rec room and a music room for indoor experiential activities. Clients enjoy quality meals throughout their stay in the facility.
You’ll attend group and individual therapy and activities while onsite. You’ll receive psychiatry and nursing care as relevant to your recovery. Emphasis is placed on community connections. You’re encouraged to interact and communicate with peers to foster healthy relationships.
The program is voluntary. Clients can be referred from county agencies and organizations trained to assess clients for crisis residential services. Walk-ins are not accepted.
You can stay up to 14 days. During this time frame, you’ll work with the clinical team to completely stabilize. You’ll also learn new tools to help you transition smoothly back into the community. You’ll receive help obtaining community resources that support your ongoing wellbeing after discharge via case management. These include linkage to stable housing, vocational or employment opportunities and medical care.
Your case managers will also help you access educational opportunities and various other services that may be hard to navigate on your own. It’s worth noting that staff with lived experience are integrated right from the beginning. These specialists who have experienced crises of their own can help provide hope and guidance that makes recovery easier.
Fast access to service is important especially when in crisis. The location is served by OCTA bus routes which link directly to nearby cities like Anaheim, Santa Ana and Irvine. The facility is just off Garden Grove Freeway with nearby connections to I-5 and State Route 55. This offers convenient driving access to major cities in the region. Also, the Orange Metrolink Station located just 1.5 miles away from the facility offers commuter rail services linking Orange to Los Angeles and San Diego.
