What Does a Mental Health Crisis Look Like

Mental Health Facility Serving Residents of San Clemente, California

At Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility, our professional, multidisciplinary team provides evidence-based, effective interventions and current healthcare practices for individuals 18+ who require psychiatric symptom stabilization. Our programs provide acute psychiatric stabilization in a safe, empathetic environment where you can receive inpatient, partial hospitalization, or intensive outpatient care based on your symptoms and specific needs.

We Accept Most Major Insurances

Mental Health Facility Serving Residents of San Clemente, CA

Empathetic, acute, and symptom stabilization mental health treatment is available from our mental health providers who are trained in psychotherapy modalities that include recreation-based support and psychoeducational sessions. At Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility, we offer realistic hope through personalized planning and expert care, including inpatient psychiatric stabilization, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs, for adults 18 and up. 

Getting Started Is Easy

3 Easy Steps​

Contact a Representative
Call to speak with an Ocean View representative.
Verify Insurance
Submit insurance for verification and complete a brief phone assessment.
Schedule Admission
Once approved, we’ll schedule your admission.

How Our Program Differs

We know you’re unique, so we offer acute mental health care tailored to you. With Ocean View, you’ll experience stabilization-focused care that provides structure and support without stigma. With your input, we build partnerships with medical and behavioral health services so you can transition from us to your daily life. We do this by providing comprehensive mental health services accessible to everyone. 
  • On-Site Team of Psychiatrists: Our on-site psychiatrists provide medication stabilization, monitoring, and management. Your well-being is vital throughout your stay in our inpatient mental health crisis facility and our outpatient services.
  • Case Management & Aftercare Support: Case management begins when you’re admitted to either our inpatient or outpatient program. Our case managers and social workers ensure you have a safe place to go, whether that’s housing or a facility, once you leave us.
  • Transportation Coordination Provided: We offer transportation services coordinated with a trusted provider that takes you to and from inpatient intake and discharge destinations, as well as to/from our on-site outpatient programs. Transportation is provided to patients within a 50-mile radius.
  • Stabilization for Managing Psychiatric Symptoms: Ocean View provides 24/7 inpatient psychiatric care. We also have outpatient treatment programs.
  • Patient Resource Network: Transitioning from inpatient or outpatient treatment can be overwhelming. That’s why we have an opt-in patient follow-up option. You don’t have to manage your symptoms alone.

When Mental Health Disorders Interfere with Daily Life

When an individual experiences severe symptoms connected with mental health problems, they affect their cognitive, physical, and emotional health. Overwhelming feelings linked to mental health conditions can develop into serious mental illness.

Recognizing Signs and Symptoms of Mental Health Disorders

The early warning signs of acute psychiatric or severe mental health issues aren’t the same for everyone. However, there are common early warning symptoms among individuals who are experiencing a mental health crisis. Some examples of the signs and symptoms of a mental health disorder are:
  • Depression
  • Frustration
  • Change in sleep patterns
  • Hopelessness
  • Change in eating habits
If you or a loved one experiences one or more of these symptoms, seek help from professionally trained mental health and medical experts, like those at Ocean View, to guide you through the crisis stabilization process. 

Knowing When You Need Psychiatric Support

The decision to seek treatment for severe psychiatric symptoms for you or a loved one can be overwhelming. You may not know the warning signs of a mental health crisis.

The time for psychiatric support is when you or a loved one experiences one or more of the following symptoms: 
  • Hallucinations
  • Delusions
  • Thoughts of self-harm
  • Thoughts of hurting others
If you’re unsure whether you or a loved one needs acute crisis stabilization, reach out to one of Ocean View’s helpful admissions team members. They will assist you in determining if you require symptom stabilization.

Comprehensive Programs For Residents of San Clemente, CA

The severity of your mental health symptoms determines the level of psychiatric crisis stabilization intervention you need. Once you have completed a comprehensive evaluation of your medical, psychological, and family member health history, Ocean View’s mental health professionals will admit you to either our acute inpatient unit, partial hospitalization program (PHP), or intensive outpatient program (IOP). Each level offers personalized care tailored to your specific needs.

Inpatient Psychiatric Care

A benefit of residential rehab is that you are in a safe, nonjudgmental space where you can open up and benefit from peer support. During your stay at Ocean View’s private psychiatric health facility, you will have stabilization-focused care that creates feelings of being supported and heard. Our inpatient program provides structured, individualized care and therapeutic services to stabilize symptoms and prepare patients for safe transition to the next level of care. We work with you to create an individualized treatment plan and actively engage you in recognizing mental health symptoms, such as:
  • Insomnia, racing thoughts, impulse actions, or rapid/pressured speech
  • Abnormal bouts of euphoric energy 
  • Reckless behavior or making decisions that affect an individual’s safety or well-being 
  • Inability to provide shelter, food, and safety as a result of mental impairment
  • Helplessness, hopelessness
  • Suicidal or homicidal ideations 
  • Psychosis
  • Self-harming behaviors

Individualized Care

Therapy is an effective way to process harmful or difficult emotions. It helps you discover the underlying reasons for your negative thoughts or destructive behaviors. Individualized sessions are those in which your therapist or social worker knows your goals, personality, and behaviors. This gives your therapist insight into who you are and which type of therapy will benefit you most. Individual therapy can increase self-awareness and growth. Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility provides:
  • Licensed Psychiatric Care
  • 24/7 Nursing and Monitoring
  • 6 Daily Group Sessions
  • Psychoeducational Groups – These groups focus on understanding acute psychosis and its symptoms.
  • Therapeutic Recreation – therapeutic recreation support includes skills that help you find inner peace (art, painting, music, and animals/pets).
  • Coping Skills Development – Coping skills are essential for managing symptoms and quieting negative thoughts and feelings.
  • Patients are placed in groups based on the severity of their symptoms

Medication Stabilization

When you come to us, we will review your comprehensive health history to determine your needs for acute crisis stabilization. This includes going over your current medications. Ocean View has doctors trained to meet your healthcare needs. They will collaborate with your doctor and psychiatrist who prescribed medications for your health and diagnosed the mental health issue you have. Then, after working with your referring medical professional, your doctor at Ocean View will prescribe the medicine required for your mental health. 

An essential component of our inpatient crisis stabilization is monitoring and adjusting your medication if necessary.

Our Flexible Outpatient Treatment Options

Individuals will transfer from Ocean View’s acute psychiatric inpatient unit to either our PHP or IOP once their symptoms are stabilized. Some individuals enter one of our outpatient programs when their symptoms aren’t severe enough to warrant hospitalization. Once your symptoms are evaluated, you will be admitted to either our partial hospitalization program (PHP) or intensive outpatient program (IOP). Both levels of care provide safe, structured support for your symptom management.
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Partial Hospitalization Program

Our Partial Hospitalization Program offers structured, intensive daytime treatment to promote stabilization and transition to lower levels of care. Furthermore, the flexibility of our PHP allows you to go home at the end of the day. While you are with us, you will receive:
  • Four group sessions a day, meeting five days a week. These sessions include a psychoeducational group led by a social worker and a therapeutic recreation support session led by a recreation therapist.
  • Case management
  • Snacks and lunch

Intensive Outpatient Program

While our IOP is a structured level of care, we provide the same secure, enjoyable, and empathetic care found in our inpatient and PHP levels of care.  However, we also include:
  • Focused Coping Skills
  • Community Reintegration

Ongoing Medication Management Support

Our knowledgeable medical staff monitors your response to medication to ensure you receive the correct dose. If the medication isn’t working or the dosage isn’t at a level that works for you, we will adjust it.
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What to Expect on Your Journey Toward Healing

You may not know what to expect when you begin your mental health stabilization treatment. At Ocean View, your team will guide you through the process to ensure you feel safe and comfortable.
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Collaborative Care Tailored to Your Needs

We understand you are different from everyone else; that’s why we meet you where you are. Once you begin treatment, you will work with your therapist to develop a treatment plan tailored to your needs. Throughout your time with us, you will revisit your treatment plan and make changes that reflect your clinical improvement and updated goals.

Psychiatric Symptom Stabilization for Mental Health Conditions

Whether you are receiving care in our inpatient acute psychiatric crisis care unit, PHP, or IOP, you will participate in a structured, empathetic care program that guides you to understand your mental health condition and how to recognize early symptoms. 

Healing Environment

Ocean View is a safe, comfortable space where you can focus on your mental and physical health. Our facility is ADA-compliant, 80% of the bedrooms are private, and you can enter or leave at your leisure. We want you to feel comfortable, seen, and heard when you are here.

Support for Mental Health Crises 

Our multidisciplinary care team provides the care you need, with understanding and nonjudgmental treatment.

Mental Health Conditions Treated

Our professionally trained and licensed mental health team provides care for psychiatric symptoms by providing psychoeducational approaches to symptom stabilization, including group therapy. We provide stabilization-focused care for the following mental health conditions:
  • Anxiety disorders such as panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder
  • Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Major depressive disorder
  • Personality disorder
  • Schizophrenia
  • Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
We focus on stabilizing the symptoms of these disorders through empathetic, nonjudgmental care. A few of the symptoms include:
  • Hallucinations
  • Delusions
  • Deep sadness
  • Feelings of hopelessness
  • Inability to regulate mood
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Aftercare & Opt-In Patient Follow-Up

Your aftercare plan is developed at the beginning of your mental health care. When you first create your treatment plan, you start planning your transition back into the real world. Our treatment team understands that an individualized aftercare plan that addresses your real-world issues is important. 

Throughout your time with us, you’ll have sessions designed to support real-world transition, not as therapy sessions. A few of these services include:
  • Case manager support
  • Outpatient transitions
  • Housing or facility placements
  • Community support referrals
Our Opt-In Patient Follow-Up (Patient Resource Network) continues to provide support and encouragement after you transition back into your life. 

Moving Forward With Ocean View

Once you have decided to seek help at Ocean View, you can contact our admissions team via our website or by phone. We are available 24/7 to answer your questions, guide you through the insurance verification process, and get you started.

Your Symptom Stabilization Is Our Top Priority

Understanding the different levels of care available is an important part of stabilizing and maintaining the symptoms of your mental health condition. At Ocean View, we focus on providing stabilization-focused, empathetic, individualized care options tailored to meet varying needs.

Ocean View’s multidisciplinary healthcare team is focused on addressing your unique, severe, or acute psychiatric stabilization needs. Your wellness is our top priority.

FAQs

We accept most major insurance providers, including Medicare. If you want to know if your insurance provider covers the cost of care, reach out to one of our admissions team members today. They are available to answer any questions you may have 24/7.

When you begin crisis stabilization, you will create a treatment plan that includes aftercare options.  At Ocean View, our case managers and social workers will help you transition back into the real world. Our treatment team understands the importance of an individualized aftercare plan that addresses issues you face in the real world. Our personalized approach includes:

  • Case manager support
  • Outpatient transitions
  • Housing or facility placements
  • Community support referrals
Our Opt-In Patient Follow-Up (Patient Resource Network) continues to provide support and encouragement after you transition back into your life. 

Yes, Ocean View accepts referrals from medical and mental health providers. We work with referring providers by forming a partnership that ensures everyone is included in developing a treatment plan that focuses on intensive psychiatric help during a mental health crisis as soon as possible. Our commitment to crisis stabilization includes empathy and respect as they transfer to our care.

We would love to help.