474 West Vermont Avenue
Escondido, CA - 92025
T (760) 432-9884
The North Star Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program focuses on
the treatment and recovery of adults with serious mental illness.
Participants have been homeless or are at risk of homelessness and may
also have a co-occurring substance use disorder. A variety of services
include psychiatric assessment, 24-hour crisis intervention and support,
medication management, therapy, and supportive housing. The program
encourages participants to be full partners in their treatment and
invites close involvement of family members in the recovery process.
Our mission is to reduce disparities in behavioral health care delivery by creating a diverse workforce that promotes wellness, recovery, and resiliency while improving the lives of individuals, families and communities impacted by behavioral health challenges.
North Star ACT Mental Health, Supportive Housing is a certified Community Mental Health Center and therefore operates through federal and state funds made possible by the Community Mental Health Act. The purpose of these funds to make diagnosis and treatment available to low-income and indigent individuals. The services are either free or under a sliding-scale. These services are available to people of all ages who do not have health insurance.
Counties are often responsible for backing services like schools and hospitals. North Star ACT Mental Health, Supportive Housing receives funding from either the county or another local government. This means that mental health services for local residents might be offered for free or at a reduced rate. Call to find out.
North Star ACT Mental Health, Supportive Housing accepts Medicare, a federal health insurance program for people age 65 and older and people with disabilities.
Medicare covers a wide range of mental health services.
Medicare Part A (Hospital Insurance) covers inpatient mental health care services you get in a hospital. Part A covers your room, meals, nursing care, and other related services and supplies.
Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) helps cover mental health services that you would generally get outside of a hospital, including visits with a psychiatrist or other doctor, visits with a clinical psychologist or clinical social worker, and lab tests ordered by your doctor.
Medicare Part D (Prescription Drug ) helps cover drugs you may need to treat a mental health condition. Each Part D plan has its own list of covered drugs, known as formulary. Learn more about which plans cover various drugs.
If you get your Medicare benefits through a Medicare Advantage Plan (like an HMO or PPO) or other Medicare health plan, check your plan’s membership materials or call the plan for details about how to get your mental health benefits.
All state Medicaid programs provide some mental health services. North Star ACT Mental Health, Supportive Housing accepts Medicaid, a joint federal and state program that helps with medical costs for some people with low incomes and limited resources. Medicaid programs vary from state to state.
Community Mental Health Centers operate through federal and state funds made possible by the Community Mental Health Act. The purpose of these funds to make diagnosis and treatment available to low-income and indigent individuals. The services are either free or under a sliding-scale. These services are available to people of all ages who do not have health insurance. North Star ACT Mental Health, Supportive Housing is a certified Community Mental Health Center therefore offers services to those who might not be able to afford them.
North Star ACT Mental Health, Supportive Housing receives State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
North Star ACT Mental Health, Supportive Housing Funds designed to finance the cost of treatment for mental health conditions.
Obamacare purchased from the Health Care Marketplaces covers Mental Health Care and Substance Use Disorder Treatment. Under the Health Care Law there are 10 categories of benefits. Mental Health Care and Substance Abuse Treatment are two of the 10.
If you have Affordable Care Act Coverage you will have mental health care coverage.
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