About Turning Point Crisis Center
Turning Point Crisis Center is a behavioral health and substance use treatment program in Oceanside, California offering Short Term Acute Residential Treatment as a voluntary alternative to psychiatric hospitalization.
Operated by CRF Behavioral Healthcare and located at 1738 South Tremont Street, the program serves adults 18 and older in psychiatric crisis including those with co-occurring substance use conditions.
Care is personalized, delivered in a home like setting and focused on stabilization, recovery and a smooth transition back into the community.
Crisis Residential Programs
Treatment begins with a comprehensive behavioral health and psychiatric evaluation, followed by short term crisis residential care that operates 24/7. The average length of stay is about nine days with discharge planning built in to connect clients to ongoing services.
Clients can expect medication management, individual and group counseling, milieu therapy, life skills education and integrated substance use treatment.
Evidence based approaches include cognitive behavioral therapy, motivational interviewing and relapse prevention, trauma related counseling and 12 step facilitation.
Quick Facts to Know
- Location: Oceanside, California in northern San Diego County
- Levels of care: Short term acute residential treatment and crisis residential stabilization
- Who they treat: Adults 18+ in psychiatric crisis including LGBTQ clients and veterans, seniors and those with co-occurring substance use disorders
- Approach: Trauma informed, evidence based care with integrated mental health and substance use services
- Payment options: Medi-Cal, Medicare and private insurance, self pay and sliding fee scale; no one denied for inability to pay
- Amenities: Home like residential setting with recreational and social activities
