1. Edgewood Hospital Diversion Edgewood Hospital Diversion Edgewood Hospital Diversion
Edgewood Hospital Diversion provides short-term Edgewood Hospital Diversion provides short-term Edgewood Hospital Diversion provides short-term
intensive mental health services to youth and their intensive mental health services to youth and their intensive mental health services to youth and their
families to stabilize acute psychiatric symptoms and families to stabilize acute psychiatric symptoms and families to stabilize acute psychiatric symptoms and
crises. crises. crises.
Located at the Edgewood facility in San Francisco, Located at the Edgewood facility in San Francisco, Located at the Edgewood facility in San Francisco,
the Hospital Diversion program serves youth rang- the Hospital Diversion program serves youth rang- the Hospital Diversion program serves youth rang-
ing in age from 6 to 17, 24 hours per day/7 days per ing in age from 6 to 17, 24 hours per day/7 days per ing in age from 6 to 17, 24 hours per day/7 days per
week in an unlocked, voluntary setting licensed by week in an unlocked, voluntary setting licensed by week in an unlocked, voluntary setting licensed by
the State of California Department of Social Services. the State of California Department of Social Services. the State of California Department of Social Services.
Length of stay may vary from 1-14 days. Length of stay may vary from 1-14 days. Length of stay may vary from 1-14 days.
The program follows a multi-disciplinary approach The program follows a multi-disciplinary approach The program follows a multi-disciplinary approach
and features: and features: and features:
• Intensive diagnostic and functional • Intensive diagnostic and functional • Intensive diagnostic and functional
assessments assessments assessments
• Individual and group therapy • Individual and group therapy • Individual and group therapy
• Parenting support and family therapy • Parenting support and family therapy • Parenting support and family therapy
• Psychiatric and nursing Services • Psychiatric and nursing Services • Psychiatric and nursing Services
• Case management, linkage and discharge • Case management, linkage and discharge • Case management, linkage and discharge
• Active therapeutic milieu • Active therapeutic milieu • Active therapeutic milieu
• Educational, art and recreation programming • Educational, art and recreation programming • Educational, art and recreation programming
• Summary and recommendation report • Summary and recommendation report • Summary and recommendation report
For more information, For more information, For more information,
please contact Jill Anderson at 415-682-3172. please contact Jill Anderson at 415-682-3172. please contact Jill Anderson at 415-682-3172.