Services

Clubhouses compliment the Outpatient Recovery Centers and are located in Costa Mesa, West Anaheim and Lake Forest. The Clubhouse is member driven, designed and operated solely by mental health clients. The Clubhouse provides a supportive environment, a self-help and empowering setting, which focuses on the strength of individuals with social, recreational activities, education and programs which help to realize each member’s potential.

Our regional Wellness Center in Garden Grove provides a safe and nurturing environment for each individual to achieve his/her vision of recovery from mental illness while promoting acceptance, dignity, and social inclusion. The program provides peer-to-peer support and community integration, offering an array of groups and resources to increase the wellness of the community of Orange County. Activities include art, cooking, gardening, and life skills classes. Services offered include housing, employment, and peer mentoring.

This program offers two language tracks: English and Vietnamese

Case workers link qualifying veterans with services through the Veterans Administration (VA) and provide general compassion and support to those they serve. Clients are transported to the VA whenever needed, and are assisted every step of the process as they seek assistance. Case workers help clients apply for healthcare benefits, retirement, and Veterans Affairs Supportive Housing (VASH) vouchers (similar to Section 8 housing vouchers) to move homeless veterans into permanent housing.

Lisa Costa, Director of Veterans Services
lcosta@mhaoc.org
1971 E. 4th Street, Suite 130A
Santa Ana, CA 92705
714-586-5000
Mobile: 714-234-9105

This community service links callers to MHA programs and services, county mental health clinics, local agencies and organizations, psychiatric facilities, support groups and other requested information.

This program provides trained volunteer hearing advocates for all Orange County’s probable cause hearings regarding involuntary hospital stays. Advocates fulfill a state-mandated role in explaining the hearing and supporting patients through the process. Advocates enable clients to have fair and impartial hearings based on criteria for the holds.

Staff assists mental health clients unable to work, due to mental illness, through the application process for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and subsequent follow-up needed for approval.

****Referrals can only come from eligible Orange County Health Care Agency and contracting partners by formal Referral****

Orange County Task Force on Hoarding

The Orange County Task Force on Hoarding is a volunteer, advisory group that meets monthly to review existing residential hoarding situations that affect the health and safety of individuals in Orange County. As such, the Task Force itself does not provide direct services but is comprised of representatives of agencies and programs that often are able to help. Organizations that encounter hoarding situations are encouraged to bring challenging cases to the monthly task force meeting for review (confidentiality rules apply) with the goal of identifying strategies, developing plans and locating resources that may help bring about a positive outcome for all involved.

CLICK HERE to be directed to the OC Hoarding Task Force website.

In collaboration with the Orange and Santa Ana police departments, MHA has produced a series of first responder training videos for dealing with Chronic Homelessness, Autism, Hoarding, Schizophrenia, Involuntary Holds, (W and I Code 5150) best practices and intervention strategies. The purpose of the series of training videos is to provide officers and first responders with a deeper understanding of mental illnesses and the most effective way of approaching people in crisis when called upon to intervene.

MEDICAL RECORDS AUTHORIZATION – This authorization form is for Mental Health Association client to request a copy of their own medical information or to request that their medical information be release to another health care provider. Third parties such as client representatives or attorney’s requesting medical information.

Please FAX all request to Custodian of Records at 714-242-7306.