Older Adult Mental Health Services

Older Adult Mental Health provides a continuum of care to seniors throughout Contra Costa County with multi-disciplinary care teams that provide outreach, engagement and ongoing support services. Care teams include a geropsychiatrist, nurse, mental health clinicians and a community support worker. We collaborate with family members and other service providers to deliver client-centered care.   

We primarily offer care in the field where people live. Our Intensive Care Management Program provides field-based services to older adults (60+) diagnosed with chronic and severe mental illness in their homes, board-and-care homes, shelters, etc. 

The IMPACT (Improving Mood Providing Access to Collaborative Treatment) Program provides short-term cognitive behavioral therapy and problem-solving therapy to older adults (55+) who often have co-occurring medical diagnoses, such as diabetes, cardio-vascular disease and/ or chronic pain, as well as moderate to severe depression, anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder.  

The Senior Peer Counseling Program provides lay peer counseling services to older adults (55+) who have mild mental health issues such as depression, grief and loss, social isolation, etc. The counseling services are provided by trained volunteer counselors who are who are age 55+. These counseling services are provided in the client’s home, senior center, or community. 

Services Offered

• Intensive Care Management (ICM) to support aging in place 
• Improving Mood Providing Access to Collaborative Treatment (IMPACT) for those experiencing depression, while receiving medical care anxiety or post-traumatic stress disorder
• Senior peer counseling to support individuals experiencing mild mental health concerns   

Hours

Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
* We are closed on all major holidays