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.

The Homeless Multi-Service Center is open Monday-Friday, including holidays, 6:30am – 4:30pm serving meals, providing showers, laundry, access to county mental health clinics as well as telephone and address contact to persons who are homeless and have a severe and persistent mental illness. Student nurses from 5 nursing colleges, rotate through the Multi-Service Center providing health education, hypertension and blood sugar testing and first aid, to fulfill community nursing curriculum requirements. Supportive services; back to work, housing assistance, substance abuse counseling and SSI benefits assistance are provided.

As required by Federal law, MHA participates in the county’s HMIS program. The HMIS privacy notice can be downloaded here: HMIS Privacy Notice

For homeless resources provided by the Orange County Health Care Agency, visit their Homeless Services Website.

Patrick Conod
Pconod@mhaoc.org
P.O. Box 718
Santa Ana, CA 92702
2416 S. Main St.
Santa Ana, CA 92707
Phone: 714-668-1530
Fax: 714-668-1531

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

The Homeless Outreach Team locates, engages and provides linkage to the MHA Homeless Multi-Service Center as well as outside providers, shelter and income resources for homeless persons with a mental illness. Bi-lingual (Spanish/English) team builds rapport with the most treatment resistant of the homeless. They distribute hygiene items, non-perishable food, water, socks, blankets and limited clothing along with other resources and meet individuals in parks, feeding sites and other homeless enclaves. A strengths-based psychosocial wellness philosophy is utilized by staff with the goal of instilling hope and motivation in the individuals they encounter and then actively linking them to the services that will end their homelessness and stabilize their symptoms.

Housing program is unique in Orange County in its ability to assist homeless individuals suffering from a mental illness transition out of homelessness and emergency shelters into permanent, independent housing. Staff assists clients with housing options, provides transportation for housing search, negotiates with landlords, prepares clients for independent living, assists in Section 8 housing application, collects donated furniture and household items and provides case management for successful long-term placement.

Patrick Conod
Pconod@mhaoc.org
P.O. Box 718
Santa Ana, CA 92702
2416 S. Main St.
Santa Ana, CA 92707
Phone: 714-668-1530
Fax: 714-668-1531

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. At least 33% of the homeless population in the US are male veterans and many do not know if they qualify for VA benefits. 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, Veterans Liaison
lcosta@mhaoc.org
P.O. Box 718
Santa Ana, CA 92702
2416 S. Main St.
Santa Ana, CA 92707
Phone: 714-668-1530
Fax: 714-668-1531

Housing first/rapid-rehousing program that assists homeless individuals and families who do not have a mental illness diagnosis secure permanent housing and provides case management and life-skills coaching to prevent recidivism back into homelessness.

Patrick Conod
Pconod@mhaoc.org
P.O. Box 718
Santa Ana, CA 92702
2416 S. Main St.
Santa Ana, CA 92707
Phone: 714-668-1530
Fax: 714-668-1531

MHA’s Back to Work program maximizes job placement and retention through various supportive services, pre and post placement activities and job coaching. Referrals are made through MHA Homeless Multi-Service Center, County of Orange Clinics and County Contract agencies. Program’s “open door” policy welcomes clients who return for new employment needs

Patrick Conod
Pconod@mhaoc.org
P.O. Box 718
Santa Ana, CA 92702
2416 S. Main St.
Santa Ana, CA 92707
Phone: 714-668-1530
Fax: 714-668-1531

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****

Located in Santa Ana, the Keep It Simple Thrift Store provides training and support to clients in preparation for community employment: including workplace culture, merchandising skills, time management, and customer service. The store is also a revenue source for the agency.

Thrift Store Hours
The store has reopened, but hours vary. Please call.

Location
2416 S. Main St. Unit B
Santa Ana, CA 92707-3255
Phone: 714-424-9111

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.