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PTSD is a disorder in which a person (any person) has witnessed or experienced a traumatic or terrifying event and has difficulty recovering. For quality, dedicated mental health care in central California, count on Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital. Our services are designed to treat children, adolescents, and adults dealing with the struggles of mental illness, substance misuse and dependence disorders.
PTSD is a disorder in which a person (any person) has witnessed or experienced a traumatic or terrifying event and has difficulty recovering. For quality, dedicated mental health care in central California, count on Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital. Our services are designed to treat children, adolescents, and adults dealing with the struggles of mental illness, substance misuse and dependence disorders.
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Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, located in Bakersfield, California, is an acute psychiatric 90 bed facility situated on 8.8 acres. Bakersfield Behavioral offers specialized units for children (ages 5-12), adolescents (ages 13-17) and adults (ages 18+) with mental/behavioral health and/or substance use problems.
Mission & Vision Statement
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To be committed to the wellness of individuals, their families, and the community through prevention, intervention, treatment, and education. To embark on a path with our community and to ensure compassion, acceptance, respect, empowerment, and sincerity with each step we take together.
At Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, we have established successful partnerships with local clinics, practitioners, hospitals, and businesses, reaffirming our strong affinity for our community and dedication to its mental health goals.These relationships enable us to provide education, intervention, and the best possible treatment to individuals, families, and our entire community as a whole.
At Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, we have established successful partnerships with local clinics, practitioners, hospitals, and businesses, reaffirming our strong affinity for our community and dedication to its mental health goals.These relationships enable us to provide education, intervention, and the best possible treatment to individuals, families, and our entire community as a whole.
Management Team
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Jeff Chinn has joined Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital with over 25 years' experience in the healthcare field. Jeff first started his career after receiving his Bachelors Degree in Respiratory Therapy and then going on to receive his Master's Degree in Business Administration.
Jeff and his wife started their careers in Southern California and after moving to Florida and Georgia where he advanced in hospital leadership, they found that their true home was back in California.After moving back to Northern California for a time, Jeff was recruited to work with a local hospital here in Bakersfield where he was able to apply his many years of healthcare experience and oversee multiple departments.
Jeff and his wife started their careers in Southern California and after moving to Florida and Georgia where he advanced in hospital leadership, they found that their true home was back in California.After moving back to Northern California for a time, Jeff was recruited to work with a local hospital here in Bakersfield where he was able to apply his many years of healthcare experience and oversee multiple departments.
FAQs
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If you, a friend, or someone you love thinks you might be struggling with an emotional or substance abuse problem, help is just a phone call away. Please call our Assessment & Referral Department at 1.877.755.4907 for a free and confidential assessment. The assessment is conducted by a licensed mental health professional and assists in determining the appropriate treatment level of care.
Programs
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At Bakersfield Behavioral Healthcare Hospital, we specialize in acute psychiatric care for children 5 to 12 years old and adolescents 13 to 17 years old. It is our goal to help our patients stabilize through crisis management and help to develop and implement skills and techniques to assist the individual in eliminating and/or managing their symptoms.
Reviews (10)
Christina Ybarra
Jan 17, 2022
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So i was sent here two times for the most dumbest reasons that weren't even a big deal I even told them that I had coping skills and that the lady that I was talking to made all of my words into a completely different story and when I said that I didn't want to be on medication, but one of the stuff said that I had to call my mom to go on medication but i didn't go on it thank god they put my mom though hell and made her life go downhill she is now doing better which i'm happy about if i could give this place 0 stars I would I was 11 years old when this all happened barley stared the 6th grade
Kim Jackson
Dec 29, 2021
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I had a loved one that went there and I was horrified by what all goes on inside this very important hospital care. I went in Jan. 2020 just at the beginning of the Covid pandemic and other patients from out of the area were not being screened properly. A Covid positive patient was not quarantined and was active with other patients and staff. She was transferred there from Fresno. When my loved one asked why this patient was able to be around others and staff. Staff told my loved one that they deny her being Covid Positive. When I would come to visit they held visitation in the cafeteria and social
Marcy Schroeder
Oct 28, 2021
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This psych ward is disgusting. Notice how most of the positive reviews are people who haven’t first hand been there. It’s grossly unsupervised, their are maggots in the food, and people who work there often try to imprint their political views on teens in the ward. Sometimes their would be people who were in there for 3 months, and never once were outside that whole time. And to add on to the food they frequently ignored allergies and their were many times everyone got food poisoning. My time there as well as many others was traumatizing. The ‘therapy’ rarely happened, their were times
Sonya Delaida Casillas
Sep 15, 2021
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My 15 year old son was just admitted to this facility and after reading these reviews I was very concern. Nevertheless, my personal experience was favorable. My son will contradict me bc he was not at all happy to have to be hospitalized.
As a parent I did not want to need these services but, I am glad that this intervention was provided to help me, help my son, and get him on a path to a regain structure and stability.
***He is now focused and in school. He has a new outlook knowing that there are repercussions when he is not coping with challenges in a healthy and productive way. He still has
As a parent I did not want to need these services but, I am glad that this intervention was provided to help me, help my son, and get him on a path to a regain structure and stability.
***He is now focused and in school. He has a new outlook knowing that there are repercussions when he is not coping with challenges in a healthy and productive way. He still has
Heather White Bettycrockerburn
Jul 27, 2021
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Update 7/22/2021
HOLY HECK i see what others are saying now, between this stay and the last getting any information is like pulling teeth, I live over a 150 miles from this place, I cant get any straight answers. My son arrived at 2am on sunday 7/18/21 I called multiple times to talk to anyone because my sons diagnosis has changed since his last stay. Its now thursday 7/22/21 no case manager has called, had to deny med changes just to finally talk to a DR , therapist finally called me, says they usually dont communicate... um last time they were calling me multiple times a day.
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HOLY HECK i see what others are saying now, between this stay and the last getting any information is like pulling teeth, I live over a 150 miles from this place, I cant get any straight answers. My son arrived at 2am on sunday 7/18/21 I called multiple times to talk to anyone because my sons diagnosis has changed since his last stay. Its now thursday 7/22/21 no case manager has called, had to deny med changes just to finally talk to a DR , therapist finally called me, says they usually dont communicate... um last time they were calling me multiple times a day.
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Espii J.
May 12, 2021
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Where to start? My child was just there about a month ago. He called me up and said that the kids were taking their pills out of their mouths hiding it in their hands. Also, my son witnessed an older boy in the room they shared, smashing up a pill and snorting it.
My son brought back home a paper of origami and on the back of it was the exchanging of medication. Which I will include. Hopefully someone will know their child handwriting and get their child the help thats needed.
My son brought back home a paper of origami and on the back of it was the exchanging of medication. Which I will include. Hopefully someone will know their child handwriting and get their child the help thats needed.
Anna Valderrama
Apr 27, 2021
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If there were an option for 0 stars, that is what I would rate this facility. I had a loved one there, and did not have any clue as to what was going on. There was no treatment plan in place, the things that the doctor said were going to happen did not happen. There was zero communication between patient and employees and also between employees and family members. In a matter of 24 hours I attempted to get any info possible from the day shift nurse, the day shift supervisor, the PM shift nurse, and the PM shift supervisor, and not one person had any knowledge of my loved ones status. At one point
Kelsey Crowder
Apr 17, 2021
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I've only been there two times one time it was only enjoyable because the other kids were enjoyable. I know everyone has bad days and life isn't easy for everyone but someone there with me had tourette's and was told so stop yelling profanities and another kid didn't have pants the entire time (I think that's because they didn't have any donated men's clothing. So if you do stop by please donate clothes you don't want for men and woman.)
Zorpeeyy
Jan 29, 2021
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Not surprised the rating is so low. i was a patient here in two of the adolescent units for 3 weeks and the staff there really need some more training. Plenty are very rude and JUDGEMENTAL to the most fragile of us. I watched them tear other patients apart. NURSES have told me that plenty of the kids were "faking" and lots of staff called patients "attention seekers". I hope they understand one day how much it hurts to be invalidated and told off by the ones you are supposed to TRUST. I was sat on by three staff and JUICED even while being COMPLETELY calm sitting on my bed. Of course i struggled
April Y.
Jan 22, 2021
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I would give this place zero Stars. My daughter's been an inpatient three times, all they do is give her meds and let her sleep all day. So I pay my $250 copay just to let my daughter sleep. plus they will bill you even though you're making your bi-weekly payments you will still get a bill in the mail. And then when you call you get such rude staff, you get transferred all around. No one calls you back. I would not recommend this place for a monkey. I rather drive my daughter to Ventura than ever let her come back here again
