About Behavioral Health Services

The County of San Diego’s Behavioral Health Services (BHS) department provides mental health and substance use disorder services to over 111,000 San Diego County residents of all ages who are enrolled in or eligible for Medi-Cal. Services are provided through 9 county-operated programs, over 300 contracts, and approximately 800 individual fee-for-service providers.

BHS offers services across the lifespan and all around the region through coordinated systems of care. For more information on the role of county behavioral health departments, watch CalMHSA’s Understanding County Behavioral Health video.

Continuum of Care

BHS is leading an ongoing, collaborative effort with justice partners, hospitals, community health centers, and other community-based providers to enhance, expand, and innovate the array of behavioral health programs available throughout the region. This body of work is referred to broadly as the Continuum of Care, and includes the establishment of behavioral health hubs, networks, and new care coordination services to ensure BHS clients have access to the appropriate level of psychiatric services to meet their immediate needs and support long-term recovery.

Learn More

To learn more about the services BHS provides, visit All Services.

If you're looking for services and aren’t sure where to start, call or text 9-8-8 or dial 1-888-724-7240 to speak to someone who can help find the right service for you or someone you care about. Both numbers are operated 24 hours a day, 7 days a week with support available in over 200 languages.

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