Providing the San Fernando Area with Crisis Intervention and Urgent (non-emergent) Mental Health Care
PACIFICA HOSPITAL of the Valley URGENT CARE CLINIC
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline Launches 24/7
Welcome to PHV Urgent Care Clinic
You don’t have to struggle in silence, PHVUCC is here to help
Welcoming, safe, and inclusive support
Throughout the stay at the center, we collaborate closely with each person to decrease stress, understand their urgent needs, and develop a care plan to support their daily lives and future.
A research-based recovery method
We base our medical decisions from board certified medical professionals leading global research, we focus on what works to support patients in a mental health crisis. With a successful history of providing complex recovery-based support, we match up support to each patient’s needs.
We are here around the clock to help you though a crisis.
To help deliver non-judgmental, compassionate, and helpful mental health support in a peaceful, comfortable environment.
- Crisis Intervention and Stabilization of mental health conditions and co-occurring substance use disorders.
- Case management focused on community linkages; with a focus on recovery-oriented community-based services
- Care for those who suffer intellectual/developmental disabilities.
H.E.A.R.T. Care Values
PHVUCC serves adults, older adults, and adolescents from 13-17 years of age
PHVUCC is an urgent care clinic that treats people who are having a mental health crisis that can be stabilized in under 24-Hours. Individuals who do not rise to the level of medical necessity that would require them to be cared for on an inpatient basis. We provide quality care for everyone and creating value for those we serve.
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- Behavioral health
- Non-acute traumatic brain injuries
- Aggressive behavior
- Other Care as appropriate to the presenting crisis
We are here to help you improve along your healing journey
Medication support services 24 hours per day 7 days a week
PHVUCC provides Medi-Cal Certified crisis stabilization services for those who are suffering from a mental health condition that needs urgent intervention and is unable to be delayed until routinely scheduled services can be accessed. PHVUCC is designated to provide treatment services under the California Lanterman-Petris-Short Act (LPS).
Identifying a Mental Health Crisis
Crisis Intervention and Urgent (non-emergent) Mental Health Care
Mental Health Facts:
At least 6% of adult ER visits are due to mental health complaints, as well as 7% of pediatric visits.
According to the World Health Organization, there’s been a 13% increase in mental health conditions in the past decade. In people ages 15 to 29 years old, suicide is the second leading cause of death.
Signs an individual may experience a mental health crisis might include:
- difficulty in functioning or being unable to function (e.g., it’s hard to get out of bed, go to work, or do daily tasks
- having challenges or an inability to take care of your hygiene, such as brushing your teeth, changing clothes, and bathing
- intense or sudden changes in mood
- psychosis such as hallucinations or delusions
- paranoia
- feeling increasingly agitated, angry, or violent
- suicidal thoughts or making plans
- harming yourself or self-medicating
- isolating or withdrawing from others
If you’re worried about being hospitalized due to a mental condition, UCC is an option readily available to you. Despite the usefulness of a hospital stay during a crisis, individuals may occasionally fear the stigma of being ‘committed’ or the financial consequences. Hospitalization occurs when individuals pose an immediate danger to themselves or others. If you’re in a crisis, but not in danger, we provide outpatient and telehealth options that can give you the assistance you need.
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I know that if I could really understand mental illness, then it would be appropriate to make a big career shift. I would become a therapist and a leader in terms of mental illness. But I'm not in the position.
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You don’t have to be positive all the time. It’s perfectly okay to feel sad, angry, annoyed, frustrated, scared and anxious. Having feelings doesn’t make you a negative person. It makes you human
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Your mental health is everything – prioritize it. Make the time like your life depends on it, because it does
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Self-care is how you take your power back
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