BERKELEY

Berkeley is one of only two California cities with a mental health division. Almost all of the funding comes from state and federal sources. Having our own Mental Health Division gives the City of Berkeley some freedom to tailor services closely to our community's needs. Berkeley Mental Health has a significant focus on increasing access to mental health services, offering walk-in hours, providing on-site drop in and ongoing services at the Berkeley High School Health Center, and, for four decades, having a mobile crisis team to help people suffering from mental health crises. Many of the programs are primarily aimed at individuals who have serious mental illness and major impairments and who have Medi-Cal or no insurance... Berkeley is proud to be a part of the Help@Hand project: a statewide collaborative of 14 counties and cities in California that share a common goal of improving the mental health of Californian's by using technology and programs to improve the behavioral health..