North Central Mental Health Center

619-692-8750

Populations Served

Adolescents, Adults, Children, Couples, Elders, Elders/Seniors, Ethnic Minorities, Gay/Lesbian/Transgender, Homeless, Infants, International, Low Income, Outpatient, Rural, Students, Teens

Provide a brief demographic and/or diagnostically descriptive statement about the population your program serves:

We serve persistently and severely mentally illl clients who have Medi-Cal and/or medi-care also un-insured clients who have a mental health problem severe enough to impair their functioning. Culturally diverse and multi-disciplinary: We have a culturally diverse staff and a culturally diverse clientele. Our counseling staff is multi-disciplinary with MD's, RNs, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, psychologists LCSWs, and masters level counselors along with case managers and support staff

POPULATION (approximate percentages of clients in each category):

Life Cycle %
Children (ages 0-12):
Adolescents (ages 13-17):
Adults (ages 18-64): 90
Families:
Elders/Seniors (>65): 10
Gender %
Male: 49
Female: 49
Transgendered: 2
Dysfunction Level %
High: 80
Moderate: 20
Mild:
Ethnic/Cultural Identity (% = 75)
African-American: 6
Asian & Asian-American: 12
Euro-American: 48
Latino/Latina: 24
Native American: 1
Bi-racial: 29
Other Group Identified %
Gay/Lesbian: 10
Clients with disabilities: 90
Other (International subsets, etc.):
  • County - San Diego
  • Contact Person Title - Senior Clinical Psychologist
  • Contact Person - Leslie Thayer, Ph.D.
  • Dir. of Training Title - Senior Clinical Psychologist
  • Dir. of Training - Leslie Thayer, PhD

  • Last Updated - 29 December 2022

  • Number of Applicants Last Year - 2

  • Participating in CURRENT Match process - Yes

  • CAPIC Program ID - I-206
  • CAPIC Member Since - 2007
  • Region - So. Cal
  • Internships Status - Half
  • Statuses approved by CAPIC
    • Half-Time 1 Year - Yes
    • Half-Time 2 Years - No
    • Full-Time 1 Year - No
  • CAPIC Internship Types Available:
    • Half-Time 1 Year - Yes
    • Half-Time 2 Years - No
    • Full-Time 1 Year - No

Primary Location

  • Executive Director - Brian Lerner, LCSW
  • 1250 Morena Blvd.
  • San diego, CA 92110
  • Phone - 619-692-8750
  • Fax - 619-692-8750

Training/Clinical Services Offered

  • Assessment
  • Brief
  • Consultation
  • Crisis
  • Group
  • Individual
  • Long Term
  • Outpatient
  • Other