TELOS | ENCOMPASS COMMUNITY SERVICES
TELOS
Treatment Focus: Helping individuals in crisis
Telos is a short-term crisis residential program that serves as a diversion to psychiatric hospitalization for individuals in crisis. The program provides a healing environment where residents receive the treatment, support, and care they need to stabilize and move out of their crisis state. Staff provide group and individual counseling, as well as assistance with independent living skills and connecting to the community. Treatment approaches include Motivational Interviewing, Mindfulness Awareness Program, Trauma Informed Care, and Dialectical Behavioral Treatment (DBT). A nurse and County psychiatrist are available for medication monitoring and management.
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Hours
24/7
Application process
Referrals to Telos must be coordinated with the Santa Cruz County Behavioral Health system of care. Please call the County Behavioral Health line at (800) 952-2335 to get started.
Eligibility
Be 18 years or older. Have active Medi-Cal insurance, or eligible for County Indigent Funding. Have a mental health disorder diagnosis identifying a significant impairment in an important area of life functioning or probability of significant deterioration in an important area based on assessment as determined by the LPHA. Be physically and mentally able to benefit from services. Be capable of self-care and of operating some medical devices. Not present with imminent danger to self or others.
Fee
Fees vary based on services
Languages
English, Spanish
Agency info
ENCOMPASS COMMUNITY SERVICES
Encompass is the largest nonprofit health and human services organization in Santa Cruz County, providing mental health, housing support, early education, and substance use recovery services to youth, families, and adults for over 50 years.