Crisis Residential Treatment Facility Opens in Ukiah

MENDOCINO COUNTY PRESS RELEASE: Ukiah, California: April 27, 2022

On Monday, April 25, 2022, the Phoenix House Crisis Residential Treatment (CRT) facility opened. Phoenix House is administered by Mendocino County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services. CRT Services are provided by Redwood Community Services. The CRT facility, located in Ukiah, Ca, is an eight ( bed short-term voluntary residential program with a duration of up to 30 days for adults 18 years or older experiencing a psychiatric crisis. The goal of the program is to reduce the utilization of out-of-county psychiatric inpatient facilities.

The CRT facility, funded by a California Health Facilities Financing Authority (CHFFA) Investment in Mental Health Wellness grant and Mental Health Treatment Act Measure B, offers social rehabilitation services in a safe, welcoming, non-institutional residential setting. Operating twenty-four (24) hours a day, seven (7) days a week, providing activities and services that support client efforts to restore, apply and maintain the interpersonal and independent living skills necessary to return to community living.

Referrals will be made by Mental Health Service Providers and Redwood Community Crisis Services. All referrals must meet the admission criteria established by the Department of Health Care Services. The program is designed to meet the needs of the individuals experiencing a mental health crisis.