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Psychiatric Care for Trauma in Los Angeles

Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility specializes in treating individuals aged 18 and older. We focus on providing acute psychiatric care for individuals facing mental health crises, ensuring appropriate and effective care.
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Insurance and Payment Options

Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility accepts most major insurance providers, including Medicare and private insurance plans such as Aetna. We do not accept Medicaid. Our admissions team is available 24/7 to verify your plan’s benefits and help you take the next step. We also accept private pay.
 

Our Long Beach Location

Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility is located in Los Angeles County near the border of Orange County. Our Southern California location, in Long Beach, allows patients to receive acute psychiatric stabilization close to home.

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Understanding Trauma

Trauma is an extremely disturbing or overwhelming event or series of events that occurs directly or indirectly to a person. The traumatic experience can negatively impact a person’s psychological, physical, and emotional well-being. 
Recovering from a traumatic event or events is complex and requires a treatment program that includes different types of psychotherapy, which include group and individual therapy.  

Mental health professionals use evidence-based treatments to address the symptoms from the three categories of trauma. The three main categories of trauma are:

  • Acute Trauma: Acute trauma is the result of a single dangerous or stressful event. For example, being mugged can be a cause of acute trauma. 
  • Chronic Trauma: Long-term exposure to harmful events like child abuse, military combat, and domestic violence can lead to chronic trauma. Often, these events can harm physical and mental health. 
  • Complex Trauma: Prolonged, repeated, or multiple traumatic events, often occurring in interpersonal relationships or childhood trauma, can lead to the development of complex trauma. These symptoms of complex trauma can be more severe than those of PTSD. 

Causes of Trauma

Traumatic events that result in extreme fear, helplessness, confusion, disassociation, or other negative feelings can have a long-lasting effect on a person’s behaviors, attitudes, and daily life functions.

Some examples of traumatic experiences include:
  • Natural disasters
  • Sexual assault
  • Violence (physical, emotional, or sexual abuse)
  • War
  • Loss of a loved one
  • Vehicular accidents
  • An act of terrorism
  • Severe health conditions
Traumatic events like these can profoundly alter how someone perceives the world or those around them. They may no longer feel safe in specific situations or places.

The clinicians at Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility provide a supportive environment where patients receive acute crisis, evidence-based therapies to address the mental health condition or conditions that developed after a traumatic event.

When It’s Time to Seek Help

Knowing when to seek mental health treatment for yourself or a loved one can be challenging. If you’re not sure if you need acute psychiatric crisis stabilization, talk with your doctor, mental health provider, or contact Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility.

If you or a loved one is having thoughts of self-harm, violent behavior, suicidal thoughts, or attempting suicide, seek help immediately. Ocean View Psychiatric Health Facility’s inpatient unit provides acute psychiatric mental health crisis stabilization. We use evidence-based treatments to guide patients’ clinical improvement and stabilization. 

Getting Started Is Easy

Step 1:
Contact a
Representative

Call to speak with an Ocean View representative. Alternatively, you can visit our website to chat or contact one of our admissions team members via email.

Step 2:
Verify
Insurance

When you speak with one of our admission team members, you will answer a few questions while they verify your insurance.

Step 3:
Schedule
Admission

Once your insurance is approved, we will determine if you require acute psychiatric care and schedule your admission. 

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How Our Program Differs

We know you’re different from anyone else, so we offer acute mental health care that meets your unique needs. With Ocean View, you’ll experience stabilization-focused care that provides structure and support without stigma. Your input is essential as our medical and mental health staff build partnerships with your medical and behavioral health services, enabling a smooth transition from our care to your daily life. We do this through providing comprehensive mental health services that are 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, discharge destinations, as well as transportation 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 be alone in managing your symptoms.

Our Levels of Care for Those Struggling With the Effects of Trauma

Understanding the different levels of care available can help you make informed decisions about your mental health treatment. At Ocean View, we offer comprehensive options tailored to meet varying needs, from intensive inpatient programs to supportive outpatient services. Our goal is to provide the appropriate level of care to promote recovery and stability.

Inpatient Psychiatric Care

Individuals presenting with psychiatric symptoms can be admitted to Ocean View’s inpatient unit. Because mental health challenges present in a variety of ways, some of the criteria for admission include:

  • Insomnia, racing thoughts, impulsivity, rapid or 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
Everyone has their unique needs. At Ocean View, you will receive individualized treatment upon admission to our program. Once you’re admitted, your team will develop a treatment plan that includes aftercare planning. Your treatment plan will be evaluated daily to reflect clinical improvement and make adjustments as needed.

Personalized Care

Ocean View’s inpatient program provides personalized, empathetic, comprehensive care. Our care team provides:

  • Licensed psychiatric care
  • 24/7 nursing and monitoring
  • 6 daily group sessions
  • Psychoeducational groups that focus on understanding acute psychosis and its symptoms
  • Therapeutic recreation sessions that support emotional regulation and engagement through structured activities such as art, painting, and music
  • Coping skills development to help with symptom management and quieting negative thoughts or feelings
  • Patients are placed in groups based on the severity of their symptoms

Medication Stabilization

A key part of our inpatient crisis stabilization is medication management. While a patient is in one of our treatment programs, medications are carefully reviewed and prescribed based on each individual’s medical history, needs, and potential side effects. If a patient is experiencing agitation or other symptoms, appropriate medications may be used to help manage these issues safely. Continuous monitoring allows our healthcare team to make adjustments as needed to ensure optimal care and safety throughout treatment.

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Outpatient Levels of Care

Ocean View’s outpatient levels of care follow an inpatient stay or when symptoms aren’t acute 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 a safe, structured care that supports your symptom management.

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Partial Hospitalization Program

Our PHP is a more structured level of care than our IOP. While you are here, you will engage in care that enhances your coping skills and independence. The structured care includes:
  • Four group sessions a day that meet five days a week
  • Sessions that 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 focus on providing the same secure, enjoyable, and compassionate care found in our inpatient and PHP levels of care. However, we also include:
  • Focused coping skills
  • Community integration
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Continued Medication Management Support With Our PHP and IOP

After your acute psychosis symptoms and medication are stabilized, you will transition to a lower level of care, and you will receive medication management services. Both our PHP and IOP provide continued medication management under the care of our psychiatric team.

Aftercare & Opt-In Patient Follow-Up

Your aftercare plan has not been developed as you prepare to return to your life outside of our care. When you first create your treatment plan, you start planning your 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. Ocean View’s 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. 

Referral Information

Ocean View accepts referrals from doctors, psychologists, and psychiatrists. While a patient is with us, you will be actively involved in your patient’s care and treatment, allowing you to continue their psychiatric care with you. We’re here to answer any questions you may have about our acute psychiatric stabilization treatment program. Contact us anytime to learn about our services for mental health crises.

Moving Forward With Trauma Treatment in Los Angeles

Our dedicated team is available 24/7 to answer your questions, assist with the intake process, and guide you towards the appropriate level of care. We are committed to making your transition as smooth and stress-free as possible.

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