Anka Behavioral Health

KAISER PERMANENTE:These are contracts funded by Kaiser Permanente to provide an alternative to hospitalization for clients experiencing a sub-acute mental health crisis or eating disorder crisis. There are currently five mental health residential facilities for adults, two mental health residential facilities for adolescents and one eating disorder residential facility for adolescents.Clients who stay in the program receive intensive therapy (Group, individual and family) and medication management. Clients are provided with individualized treatment in a comfortable, home-like setting promoting wellness and recovery from mental illness, substance abuse and eating disorders.These programs served 1,388 clients during the year ended June 30, 2017, with the average stay for each client of approximately seven days.

RIVERSIDE COUNTY:These are contracts funded by Riverside County to provide an alternative to hospitalization for clients experiencing a sub-acute mental health crisis or to provide case management for those clients who "graduate" to an outpatient level of care. There are currently three residential facilities for adults and one outpatient program for adults. Clients typically stay in the residential program from one to four weeks where they receive intensive therapy and medication management. Clients are provided with individualized treatment in a comfortable, home-like setting promoting wellness and recovery from their mental illness.In the year ending June 30, 2017, these residential programs served 904 clients with a stay of seven days to three months, depending on the program.

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY:These are contracts funded by Contra Costa County to either provide an alternative to hospitalization for clients experiencing a sub-acute mental health crisis, provide housing and community integration for clients with mental illness or provide employment planning and development for clients with mental illness. The residential programs provide a home-like environment where intensive therapy and medication management can be provided. Two residential programs for adults served approximately 1,530 clients this year, two outpatient programs served approximately 120 individuals each month, one shelter that served 20 homeless each night, two community integration locations that served approximately 120 homeless each day and a rehabilitation center that served approximately 46 clients each day. Stays at the residential programs can vary from seven days to three months.

Anka Behavioral Health operates several programs outside of its three largest programs. Other program services include transitional housing with on-going supportive services for veterans experiencing homelessness. Additional programs provide treatment for alcohol and other drug addictions. in smaller counties Anka provides day programs and crisis residential treatment for individuals with intellectual disabilities and in some areas vocational training programs provide client the tools to help gain employment.