Adult Services Crisis Services

M K Shell Building

2151 College Avenue

Bakersfield, CA 93305

Main Tel: 661-868-8080

Intake Tel 1: 661-868-8123

Website: http://www.co.kern.ca.us/artman2/kcmh/publish/

Information and Services

Age Groups Accepted
  • Adults
  • Children/adolescents
  • Seniors (65 or older)
  • Young adults
Ancillary Services
  • Case management
  • Consumer-run (peer-support) services
  • Psychosocial rehabilitation services
  • Suicide prevention services
Emergency Mental Health Services
  • Crisis intervention team
  • Psychiatric emergency walk-in services
Facility Operation (e.g. Private, Public)
  • Other state government agency
Payment/Insurance Accepted
  • Community Mental Health Block Grants
  • Community Service Block Grants
  • Medicare
  • Medicaid
Primary Focus of the Provider
  • Mental Health Treatment Services
Payment Assistance Available
  • Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, etc.)
  • Outpatient mental health facility
  • Outpatient
Special Programs/Groups Offered
  • Persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders
  • Persons with serious mental illness (SMI)
Language Services
  • Services for the hearing-impaired
  • Spanish
Facility Smoking Policy
  • Smoking allowed in designated area
Treatment Approaches
  • Behavior modification
  • Cognitive/behavior therapy
  • Dialectical behavior therapy
  • Group therapy
  • Integrated dual disorders treatment
  • Individual psychotherapy
  • Psychotropic medication
  • Trauma therapy
Type of Care
  • Mental health treatment