How Can You Get Mental Health Services in Sacramento?

Behavioral Health Services-Screening and Coordination (BHS-SAC)​

Submit an online Mental Health Service Request or call the Behavioral Health Services-Screening And Coordination (BHS-SAC) Team to request an over-the-phone brief screening and linkage to an appropriate mental health service provider. This includes Mental Health Medi-Cal Service Providers and Prevention & Early Intervention and Mental Health Respite Service Providers.

24/7 for Mental Health Crisis Calls
(916) 875-1055 or toll free (888) 881-4881 

Community Support Te​am brochure

Mental Health Urgent Care Clinic (MHUCC)

Provides services on a walk-in basis to individuals of all ages who are experiencing a mental health and/or co-occurring substance abuse crisis. 

2130 Stockton Boulevard, Building 300, Sacramento, CA 95817
(916) 520-2460

Monday – Friday
8:00am – Midnight 
(Last walk-in at 10:00pm)

Saturday/Sunday & Holidays
8:00am-8:00pm
(Last walk-in at 6:00pm)

If you or a loved one have an immediate mental health and/or co-occurring substance abuse need and are contemplating using an emergency room, the Mental Health Urgent Care Clinic is a resource with a team of peers, clinicians, and medical staff who can assist in a calm and supportive environment. 

Supporting Comm​unity Connections (SCC) Programs

Supporting Community Connections (SCC) programs provide community defined, culturally responsive, and linguistically appropriate suicide prevention support and programs. Due to the high rate of isolation, suicide, and untreated mental health conditions, Sacramento County BHS selected the following populations/communities for Supporting Community Connections.

• ​Older Adults 
• ​Youth/Transition Age Youth (TAY) (focusing on foster youth / former foster youth, LGBTQ and unhoused youth populations)
• American Indian/Alaska Native/ Indigenous communities 
• African American communities 
• Spanish-speaking / Latino communities 
• Mien-speaking / Iu Mien communities 
• Cantonese-speaking communities
• Vietnamese-speaking communities
• Hmong-speaking communities
• Russian-speaking / Slavic communities 
• Consumer-Operated Warmline 
• Arabic-speaking communities
• Farsi-speaking communities
• Afghan communities

Any resident of Sacramento County (regardless of Medi-CAL eligibility) can access these services directly by contacting the SCC program. For a full list of programs and their contact information, please see the linked flyer​. 

​​​Community Wellness Response Team (CWRT)​

​Call or Text 988

CWRT responds to calls from 988 24/7/365 for individuals who may benefit from in-person crisis intervention, assessment of needs and risks, and safety planning. CWRT identifies and leverages individual strengths and natural supports; coordinates with existing Mental Health Plan (MHP) and Substance Use Prevention and Treatment (SUPT) providers as appropriate; provides voluntary transportation to urgent/emergent resources; and linkage to ongoing services.

CWRT Web​page​

Mental Illness: It’s Not Always What You Think:

Stop Stigma Sacramento​

Mental Health Plan Members’ Handbook

Mental Health Plan Members’ Handbook, a guide to Medi-Cal Mental Health Services.​ ​

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