Behavioral Health Director
Please contact our access line at 1 (800) 838-1381 for information or to schedule an appointment. All services are available in Spanish.
Licensed by the State Department of Health Care Services.
Looking to start mental health or drug & alcohol services? Please call (800) 838-1381.
If you are in a life threatening emergency situation, please call 9-1-1.
The Behavioral Health Department is part of the Health Agency and works in collaboration with the community to provide services necessary to improve and maintain the health and safety of individuals and families affected by mental illness and/or substance abuse. Services are designed to assist in the recovery process to achieve the highest quality of life by providing culturally competent, strength based and client and family centered strategies utilizing best practices.
The Behavioral Health Department is licensed by the State Department of Health Care Services. No clients are denied access to services due to inability to pay. Discounted fees and sliding fee schedules are available based on family size and income.
Call us at (800) 838-1381. During the phone conversation, we will ask you whether your needs are urgent and what type of help you are looking for.
Once we identify what type of help you would like, we will schedule a follow-up appointment to go into more detail and complete your assessment so we may understand your specific needs.
At your follow-up appointment, once your assessment is complete, we will connect you and/or your family member to services and treatment that you and your counselor agree will help you most.
Starting 3/13/2024, the County of San Luis Obispo will begin the transfer of DUI Program Services to Kings View Behavioral Health Systems.
San Luis Obispo County residents can expect substantial growth of local mental health and substance use disorder services thanks to the Behavioral Health Department’s new Strategic Plan. The plan, which details goals through 2029, is the first of its kind following the pandemic.
There are ways each of us can respond to concerns about a mental health crisis and get help to those in need.
Mobile Crisis Team (MCT)
Abused Children’s Treatment Services (ACTS)
Access to Mental Health & Substance Use Disorder Services
Adult Full Service Partnership (FSP)
Adult Outpatient Substance Use Disorder Treatment
Assisted Outpatient Treatment
Cannabis Health and Safety Information
Adult Justice/Court Mandated Programs
Adult Mental Health Outpatient Treatment
Behavioral Health Community Action Team
Behavioral Health Managed Care
Child and Youth Full Service Partnership (FSP)
Adult Residential Programs
Behavioral Health Treatment Court
College Prevention & Wellness
Co-Occurring Disorders Program
Intensive Care Coordination (ICC)
Network Provider Resources
Court Screening
Driving Under the Influence Programs
Intensive Day Treatment Services
Drug & Alcohol Services Walk In Clinics
Homeless Outreach Full Service Partnership
Intensive Home Based Services (IHBS)
Justice Services Treatment
Quality Support Team
Crisis Stabilization Unit (CSU)
Drug & Alcohol Services Fees
Health Agency Contractor and Network Provider Support Page
Katie A Intensive Team
Mental Health Diversion Court (MHDC)
Customer Awareness Response Effort (CARE)- Not for Ourselves Alone
Drug & Alcohol Services Residential Programs
Latino Outreach Program
Mental Health Evaluation Team (MHET)
Co-occurring Treatment Courts (ATCC)
Drug Medi-Cal Outpatient Delivery System (ODS)
Mental Health Services at the Juvenile Hall
Mobile Crisis Services
Friday Night Live/Club Live/Cal Poly FNL
Mental Health Services in Therapeutic Learning Classrooms
Older Adult Full Service Partnership (FSP)
Jail-Based Services
Martha’s Place Children's Center
Mental Health First Aid
Psychiatric Health Facility (Inpatient)
Medication Assisted Treatment
Middle School Comprehensive Program
Services Affirming Family Empowerment (SAFE)
Narcotic Treatment Program (NTP)
Therapeutic Behavioral Services
Perinatal Outpatient Extended Group (POEG)
Transitional Aged Youth (TAY) Full Service Partnership
Recovery Support Services
Wraparound Services
Withdrawal Management - Detox
Youth Group Home/Residential Mental Health Services
Youth Mental Health Outpatient Treatment
Residential Wellness Counseling Program
Student Support Counseling
Veterans Treatment Services
Youth Substance Use Treatment Program