About
Crestwood
We Believe in Growth.
Founded in 1968, Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. is California’s leading mental health care provider with 30 campuses serving adults of all racial and ethnic backgrounds and socio-economic circumstances. Crestwood promotes wellness, resiliency, and recovery by providing innovative and cost-effective programs in a socially and environmentally responsible manner. We are proud to work closely with families, communities, peer advocacy groups and state legislators to reduce the stigma associated with mental health challenges, and to ensure that Crestwood plays an active role in shaping our state’s mental health policies, awareness, and treatment—today and well into the future.
Family
Our partnerships with persons served, their families, our staff, the community, business associates and volunteers comprise the Crestwood family.
The people we serve and family involvement is vital to the success of our programs.
We are committed to providing safe, secure and responsive services for the entire family.
Enthusiasm
A sense of humor is essential - smiling and laughter are therapeutic.
Our enthusiastic attitude promotes energetic performance.
We have a strong pride in ourselves and a natural enthusiasm for the work we do.
Flexibility
At Crestwood, flexibility allows us to provide the people we serve with the most appropriate programs and services.
We understand - and strive to meet - the range and variety of mental health needs of our persons served, their families and their communities.
We provide innovative and effective programs and services that enhance the wellness and promote the recovery of the people we serve.
Compassion
We honor the preservation of self-respect and dignity of the people we serve.
Warmth, kindness and caring in everything we do demonstrate our compassion.
Showing special understanding for the needs of the family is fundamental.
Commitment
Follow through is basic.
Crestwood is uncompromising in our commitment to quality and expertise.
We are firm in our commitment to socially responsible business practices and community responsiveness.
Character
We don't just describe problems - we solve them.
Strength of character is vital to what we do.
In our partnerships, integrity, trust, respect and dependability are all nonnegotiable.
Values
Our mission
Our mission at Crestwood Behavioral Health, Inc. is to create a partnership with clients, employees, families, business associates and the community in caring for individuals of all ages affected by mental health issues. Together, we invest our energy to enhance the quality of life, social integration, community support and empowerment of mental health clients.
Crestwood promotes wellness and recovery by providing quality and cost-effective programs in a socially responsible manner and works with families and communities to reduce the stigma associated with mental illness.
Crestwood’s values – family, compassion, commitment, enthusiasm, flexibility and character – drive the work that we do every day at all of our facilities. Our staff members embody these values, and they serve as the foundation of the programs and services we provide.
Leading by example
Crestwood is an organization built by and for people desiring to make a change in the world by creating a continuum of services that empower persons served to live and succeed in their community. As an organization, Crestwood leads the mental health community by example. As individuals we lead our community – staff, the people we serve, peers, families, business partners, county stakeholders, faith communities, schools and neighbors – by example.
Meet our leadership team
A history of caring for communities
Community
Crestwood has a long history of active involvement in the communities where our campuses are located. In many areas we provide vocational training and job placement services through Dreamcatchers Empowerment Network, a nonprofit organization we founded in 2000. We also provide internships, residency and chaplaincy programs through local colleges, and in many cases, we develop special programs for the community to benefit from our services.
Social Responsibility
Crestwood is deeply committed to creating a positive impact on society and the environment. This value is integrated into every area of the company’s operations – from finance to procurement and transportation – and addresses the needs of a broad range of stakeholders, including employees, persons served, business partners, communities and the environment.
Crestwood is proud to be an Associate Member of the Business for Social Responsibility (BSR™), a global nonprofit organization that works with its network of more than 250-member companies and other partners to build a just and sustainable world. From its offices in Asia, Europe, and North America, BSR™ develops sustainable business strategies and solutions through consulting, research, and cross-sector collaboration.
