Working Within & Beyond Hospital Walls
We work to ensure optimal mental health for our patients, their families and the community at large through education and treatment.
Need help getting off
heroin or pain pills?
We'll walk you through some Harm Reduction Instructions and point you to some free medical intervention resources that are available to you. We want to help you succeed in recovery.
Learn about care through
the Bridge Program
Anyone struggling with opioid addiction can walk into Community’s two largest hospital emergency departments for relief from cravings and withdrawal symptoms-and help getting into an addiction recovery program.
Learn about care at the Behavioral Health Center
Community Behavioral Health Center is our 61-bed acute psychiatric hospital. It’s the largest psychiatric care facility in the area providing 24-hour adult, inpatient psychiatric care.
“Our Bridge Program really helps connect people immediately to the medication that helps them with opioid use disorder, and then also the follow up so that they have an appointment and a place to go after they leave our hospital or emergency department.”
Rais Vohra, MD, FACEP, FACMT
Medical Director, California Poison Control System Fresno-Madera Division
Mental Health Stories
Community’s Bridge Program gets top-tier honor for helping those with addictions
In 2019, the California Department of Health Care Services funded hospitals to offer opioid withdrawal medication and connect patients to substance abuse recovery programs. Community Regional was one of the 53 initial Bridge sites in the state. “Our Bridge Program really helps connect people immediately to the medication that helps them with opioid use disorder, and then also the follow up so that they have an appointment and a place to go after they leave our hospital or emergency department,” explained Dr. Vohra.
New 3-digit hotline number for National Suicide Prevention
A new 3-digit hotline number connecting people experiencing depression, anxiety or other mental health situations with professionals is now available.
Report: Mental health is now the region’s most pressing health need
Every three years, Community Health System works with the Hospital Council of Northern and Central California, other regional hospitals and public health departments to share and analyze health and community data to produce a community health needs assessment or CHNA.
Helping pregnant women battling substance use get the care they need
Family medicine physicians are leading efforts to train labor and delivery care teams about substance use disorder to provide a more welcoming and supportive birthing experience for pregnant patients with addictions and to encourage more new moms to seek treatment.
Mental Health in Older Adults
One in four adults 65 and older experience a mental health problem like depression, anxiety or dementia. We meet with one Valley organization that is working to help senior citizens improve their social, psychological and emotional well-being as they age.
Promoting Reading and Mental Health in Clovis Unified
Community Health System recently partnered with the Foundation for Clovis Schools through a series of grants to make mental health services available at various Clovis Unified school sites like Tarpey Elementary.
Bipolar disorder vs. borderline personality disorder
Dr. Lilianna Yuen with Community Behavioral Health Center explains the differences between borderline personality disorder and bipolar disorder, and why they're sometimes confused.
Yoga and Mental Health
We met with Katie Flinn, owner of COIL Yoga to better understand how yoga can bring mental health benefits and be an approachable practice for every body.
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