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Crestwood Through the Years

A Legacy Begins

James M. Dobbins, Sr. founded Crestwood Hospitals, later rebranded as Crestwood Behavioral Health, a company dedicated to providing transformational mental health care.

Raising the Bar

Crestwood’s commitment to offering accessible behavioral health services leads to the opening of new campuses, cutting-edge recovery modalities, and innovative program initiatives.

A Path of Prosperity

Crestwood continues to experience prolific growth in partnership with California's counties, further solidifying itself as the leading behavioral health care provider in the state.

Unstoppable Growth

Now, in business for more than 50 years, Crestwood continues to expand its reach, upholding the highest standards of mental health care to empower persons served.

2012

AUGUST

SAMHSA Grant

Crestwood was awarded a SAMHSA training grant bringing the national trauma trainer, Raul Almazar, to Crestwood for consultation, facility visits and a two-day intensive training. 

2004

JANUARY

New Campuses

Crestwood opens Crestwood Rehabilitation and Recovery Center, a MHRC, on our Vallejo campus. We opened the Eureka Bridge Program, a licensed adult residential facility, on our Eureka campus opens.  Our House at Crestwood Solano, licensed as an adult residential facility, is opened in Vallejo.  Crestwood’s Fresno Bridge Program opens as a licensed adult residential facility and a social rehabilitation program. Crestwood Healing Center in Pleasant Hill opens the Bridge Program, an adult residential facility, on its campus.   

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2012

JUNE

3-Year CARF Accreditation

Crestwood receives our fourth three-year Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) Accreditation of our community programs, accounting office and corporate office.

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2012
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JULY

Sacramento PHF

In July 2012, Crestwood opens our fifth Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF) on our Sacramento Center campus.

2013

JULY

SAMHSA Sponsored Training

Crestwood was selected for a SAMHSA-sponsored training in 2013 on the Integration of Trauma-Informed Care in our programs, with goals of coercive. This is incorporated in our programs from orientation throughout employment.

2014

DECEMBER

Electronic Health Records Implementation

Crestwood implements our new Electronic Health Record program in our campuses using Point Click Care.

2014
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APRIL

Solano PHF

In April 2014, Crestwood opens its sixth Psychiatric Health Facility (PHF) on our Solano campus.  This PHF program provides an alternative to traditional psychiatric care through collaboration, empowerment, a healing environment, peer providers, family partners, and a recovery-oriented milieu.

2014

JUNE

San Diego MHRC

In June 2014, Crestwood opens our seventh Mental Health Rehabilitation Center (MHRC), Crestwood San Diego, on our first campus in San Diego County.

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2015

JUNE

3-Year CARF Accreditation

Crestwood receives our fifth Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) Accreditation of our community programs, accounting office and corporate office.

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2015

JULY

Chula Vista MHRC

Crestwood Chula Vista Mental Health Rehabilitation Center (MHRC) opens in July 2015 and is our second campus in the San Diego area.

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2015

DECEMBER

Eureka Pathways

Eureka Pathways opens on our Eureka campus in December 2015.  This program is an Adult Residential Facility and Medi-Cal certified Social Rehabilitation program.

2016
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FEBRUARY

Kingsburg

Crestwood’s Kingsburg Healing Center, a Mental Health Rehabilitation Center (MHRC), opens February 1 in Kingsburg, located in Fresno County.

2016

JULY

Friese Hope House

On July 1st Crestwood assumed operations of Freise HOPE House, a 14-bed Crisis Residential Treatment program located in Bakersfield.

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Work at Crestwood

We are always looking for individuals to join our team who share our commitment to serving those with mental health needs in the community.

Internships

Gain field experience! Learn about the behavioral health system of care and participate as part of the interdisciplinary team.

Locations

Crestwood serves virtually all of California’s counties in campuses throughout the state. 

Programs

We offer the people we serve and their families a continuum of care and treatment, from traditional psychiatric services to innovative recovery programs.

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