Psychiatry

See also: Find a therapist, Hotlines, and Drop in Centers
== Alameda County Psychiatry Hotline ==
ACCESS ProgramAcute Crisis Care and Evaluation for Systemwide Services1-800-491-9099
System wide point of contact for information, screening and referrals for mental health and substance use services and treatment for Alameda County residents.
ACCESS is a telephone service staffed from 8:30-5:00 M-F
24/7 After hours calls are answered by Crisis Support Services of Alameda County
Services Provided by ACCESS
* General information about services and service alternatives
* Telephone screening to determine if consumer meets medical necessity criteria for Specialty Mental Health Services
* Substance Use Disorder Screening and Referrals
* Crisis screening and referrals (ACCESS is not a suicide hotline)
* Verification of Behavioral Health Plan eligibility
* Determination of appropriate level of care and provider selection
ACCESS Referrals for “Crisis/Urgent Care”
* Call 911 for emergency situations where police or medical assistance is needed right away.
* Adults in need of urgent care are referred to John George Psychiatric Hospital’s Psychiatric Emergency Services, a 23-hour voluntary/involuntary screening and emergency care facility (510-346-7500).
* Children (ages 12–17) in need of urgent care are referred to Willow Rock Center (510-483-3030); children (0-11) are referred to Children’s Hospital BERT Center (510-428-3240).
==Bay Area Psychiatry==
====Sausal Creek====
* MUST GO THROUGH ACCESS FIRST
* Walk-in services for adults 18 and over
* Has a medication clinic
* Mental health crisis intervention (no extremely suicidal patients), assessment, counseling, social work, 2-week prescription refill
*Urgent and free (Long waits: 2-3 hours)
*Medi-Cal, Covered California, uninsured, and Alameda County resident
*2620 26th Ave, Oakland 94601
*1-510-437-2363
*Tu: 7am-3:30pm
*W/F: 11:30am-8pm
*Th/Sat: 9-5:30pm
====Schuman-Liles====
* Outpatient medical treatment for patients schizophrenia, depression, PTSD, anxiety and phobias, substance abuse, job stress, and other psychiatric conditions
*Urgent, sliding scale, accepts MediCal and Medicare
*10850 MacArthur Blvd, #300 Oakland 94605
*1-510-569-9334
*Mon-Sat 9am-5pm
====Community Psychiatry====
*Non-urgent, low fee, accepts MediCal, provides therapy as well
*Many locations throughout CA: SF, Berkeley, Oakland
*1-855-427-2778
==== Community Psychiatry ====
*Non-urgent, low fee, accepts MediCal
*3000 Colby Street Suite 202 Berkeley 94705
*1-855-427-2778
====Bay Psychiatric Associates====
*Non-urgent, Accepts insurance
*2020 Milvia St Berkeley 94704
*1-510-843-2220
====Berkeley Therapy Institute====
* All clinicians are able to offer teletherapy or telemedicine 
*Non-urgent, currently not taking new patients with Medicare or Medical
*Psychotherapy, ADHD program, medication consultation, psychiatric treatment
*1749/1748/1801 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Berkeley, CA 94709 / 2196 Union St. San Francisco, CA. 94123
*1-510-841-8484
*Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:30pm (Administrative Office Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 am – 12:30 pm • 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm)