The Santa Barbara County Department of Behavioral Wellness (BeWell) serves children who are Medi-Cal beneficiaries with serious emotional disturbance and/or substance use disorders. To obtain services, call the 24/7 ACCESS LINE, 888-868-1649 or visit our website.
If your child is in crisis, call 888-334-2777. SAFTY is the 24/7 behavioral health crisis helpline for children and teens.
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We operate 3 behavioral health clinics for children in Santa Barbara County:
- Santa Maria: 500 West Foster Road, 934-6385
- Santa Barbara: 429 N. San Antonio Road, 884-1600
- Lompoc: 401 East Ocean Avenue, 737-6600
County Mental Health Triage Services:
The Children's Triage Program consists of two teams - one in Santa Maria and one in Santa Barbara. Each team has one full-time licensed mental health clinician and one half-time Parent Partner (Recovery Assistant). Either team can be quickly deployed to Lompoc Valley Hospital if there is a youth in crisis in their Emergency Department. The teams operate Tuesday through Saturday from 8 am to 5 pm.
The goal of the program is to prevent inpatient psychiatric hospitalization of youth by providing intensive mental health services to youth placed on involuntary holds and awaiting LPS placement in the hospital emergency departments.
North County - Marian Regional Medical Center
Phone
805-739-3000
Address
1400 E Church St
Santa Maria, CA 93454-5906
West County - Lompoc Valley regional Medical Center
Phone
805-737-3300
Address
1515 E Ocean Ave
Lompoc, CA 93436-7092
South County - Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Phone
805-682-7111
Address
400 W Pueblo St
Santa Barbara, CA 93105
FREE, Confidential Teen Line at 1-800-852-8336 or text "TEEN" to 839863
to speak with someone during the hours of 6-9pm. For immediate help contact Behavioral Wellness Crisis Line, available 24/7, at 888-868-1649.
If your child is in crisis, call 888-334-2777. The 8:00 AM to 3:30 PM behavioral health crisis helpline for all Santa Barbara County children and youth aged 0-20 is called SAFTY.