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Asha George, Ph.D., Director, Mental Health
Chris Starets-Foote, Psy.D., LMFT Deputy Director, Mental Health
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Sempervirens Psychiatric Health Facility
Sempervirens (SV) offers a locked hospital
based treatment for clients who have serious and persistent mental illness that
need acute psychiatric care. It is a Medi-Cal and MediCare certified 16 bed facility, and the
only inpatient psychiatric hospital within a 300 mile radius.
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Clients may be admitted to SV on a voluntary basis or on a legal hold that meets
the following criteria: a danger to self or others, or gravely disabled
due to a psychiatric disability.
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Treatment is recovery based with individual counseling, group activities, family
meetings and medication support.
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The treatment team consisting of physicians, nurses, mental health workers,
activity therapist and clinicians provide care and assistance including
discharge planning that links clients and family community providers and/or
outpatient services.
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