The focus of our Emergency Crisis Intervention Services (ECIS) team is to quickly
and competently assess an individual's emergent situation, and to creatively work with the client to minimize the stressors in his/her life. The team works in close
collaboration with area hospitals to develop appropriate discharge criteria and after-care for clients who have been hospitalized for a psychiatric emergency.
The ECIS team tailors the needs of the individual to the wide range of clinical services available at East Bay Center. This step-by-step process allows clients to
obtain the most appropriate services in the least restrictive environment possible.
ECIS services are available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESPONSE TEAM
The Behavioral Health Response Team provides disaster response 24 hours a day. Our response primarily is focused on the East Bay Region but will respond state
wide to other emergencies if necessary. This team provides a compassionate presence, support and debriefing to first responders and/or anyone who is
immediately affected by a disaster. The team is dispatched by its leader, a member of our Emergency Services Department, and are dispatched in four hour increments
of time. Generally, the Red Cross takes the lead in responding to disasters and will contact our team leader to give us direction on where, when, and how long the response is needed.
