Kern Medical

Kern Medical

Services:
Special Programs/Groups Offered
• Persons 18 and older with serious mental illness (SMI)
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Young adults
• Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
• Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning (LGBTQ)
• Persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI)
• Veterans
• Persons experiencing first-episode psychosis
• Seniors or older adults
• Members of military families
• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders

Payment/Insurance/Funding Accepted

• U.S. Department of VA funds
• Medicaid
• State corrections or juvenile justice funds
• County or local government funds
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Private health insurance
• Medicare

Facility Operation (e.g., Private, Public)

• Local, county, or community government

Emergency Mental Health Services

• Psychiatric emergency onsite services

Type of Care

• Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental health illness in adults/serious emotional disturbance in children
• Substance use treatment
• Mental health treatment

Facility Smoking Policy

• Smoking not permitted

Facility Type

• Separate inpatient psychiatric unit of a general hospital

Language Services

• Sign language services for the deaf and hard of hearing

Facility Vaping Policy

• Vaping not permitted

Testing

• STD testing
• TB screening
• Testing for Hepatitis B (HBV)
• Testing for Hepatitis C (HCV)
• Laboratory testing
• Metabolic syndrome monitoring
• HIV testing

Age Groups Accepted

• Seniors
• Young Adults
• Adults

Assessment/Pre-treatment

• Screening for tobacco use

Pharmacotherapies

• Nicotine replacement
• Chlorpromazine
• Quetiapine
• Haloperidol
• Fluphenazine
• Aripiprazole
• Lurasidone
• Paliperidone
• Antipsychotics used in treatment of SMI
• Risperidone
• Olanzapine
• Ziprasidone
• Non-nicotine smoking/tobacco cessation
• Clozapine
• Olanzapine/Fluoxetine combination

Treatment Approaches

• Electroconvulsive therapy
• Dialectical behavior therapy
• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Integrated Mental and Substance Use Disorder treatment
• Abnormal involuntary movement scale
• Individual psychotherapy
• Activity therapy
• Group therapy

Service Setting (e.g., Outpatient, Residential, Inpatient, etc.)

• Outpatient
• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient

Ancillary Services

• Education services
• Assertive community treatment
• Assisted Outpatient Treatment
• Intensive case management
• Case management service
• Family psychoeducation
• Court-ordered outpatient treatment
• Diet and exercise counseling
• Suicide prevention services

Education and Counseling Services

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling