COUNTY CONTACT INFORMATION: PATIENTS' RIGHTS ADVOCATES

California has a state-mandated patients' rights advocacy system made up of three parts

1. County Patients' Rights Advocates
2. State Hospital Patients' Rights Advocates
3. Office of Patients' Rights.

County based Patients' Rights Advocates are either appointed or hired on contract by the county mental health director. Patients' Rights Advocates can give you information on the rights of clients and family members, including information on involuntary treatment. This may involve explaining patient's rights, assisting with negotiating a solution to a problem, or representing a client in a hearing or other dispute resolution process. These advocates can answer your questions about the mental health system. They will also investigate reports of abuse and neglect in facilities that care for or treat individuals who have a mental illness. These facilities may be public or private and may include hospitals, nursing homes, board and care homes, homeless shelters, jails and prisons.

State hospital based Patient Rights' Advocates are employed by the Office of Patients' Rights. These advocates provide similar services as county advocates and are located at each of the four state hospitals that provide mental treatment. Phone numbers for the state hospital based Patient Rights' Advocates can be found at the end of the county list.

ALAMEDA COUNTY
(800) 734-2504

ALPINE
(818) 993-3654

AMADOR
(209) 223-5090

BERKELEY CITY
(510) 644-8562 X347

BUTTE
(530) 343-1731

CALAVERAS
(209) 754-6768

COLUSA
(530) 458-8696

CONTRA COSTA
(925) 646-5788

DEL NORTE
(707) 464-7441

EL DORADO
(530) 621-6183

FRESNO
(559) 253-2238

GLENN
(530) 865-9494

HUMBOLDT
(707) 268-2995

IMPERIAL
(760) 339-4496 X41

INYO
(760) 873-6533

KERN
(661) 868-6607 OR (661) 868-6633

KINGS
(800) 905-5597

LAKE
(888) 334-3390

LASSEN
(530) 251-8322

LOS ANGELES
(800) 700-9996

MADERA
(888) 275-9779

MARIN
(415) 456-7693

MARIPOSA
(209) 966-5434

MENDOCINO
(707) 463-4614

MERCED
(800) 736-5809

MODOC
(530) 233-2404 OR (530) 233-2695

MONO
(760) 932-5230

MONTEREY
(800) 581-8801

NAPA
(925) 646-5788

NEVADA
(530) 265-1230 x2042

ORANGE
(800) 668-4240

PLACER
(800) 488-4308 X7240

PLUMAS
(530) 283-0782

RIVERSIDE
(800) 350-0519

SACRAMENTO
(916) 737-7104

SAN BENITO
(831) 429-1913
SAN BERNARDINO
(909) 421-9390 OR (909) 421-9388 OR (909) 421-9389

SAN DIEGO
(800) 479-2233 ACUTE INPATIENT
(877) 734-3258 OUTPATIENT LONG TERM CARE

SAN FRANCISCO
(800) 729-7727

SAN JOAQUIN
(209) 468-8676

SAN LUIS OBISPO
(805) 781-4738

SAN MATEO
(800) 388-5189

SANTA BARBARA
(805) 681-5228

SANTA CLARA
(800) 248-6427

SANTA CRUZ
(831) 429-1913

SHASTA
(530) 225-5506

SIERRA
(530) 289-3277

SISKIYOU
(530) 842-2161

SOLANO
(925) 646-5788

SONOMA
(707) 565-4978

STANISLAUS
(800) 334-0352

SUTTER-YUBA
(530) 632-3202

TEHAMA
(530) 527-5633

TRI-CITY
(909) 364-8934

TRINITY
(530) 623-3997 OR (530) 623-1362

TULARE
(800) 905-5597

TUOLUMNE
(209) 536-6348

VENTURA
(805) 652-6774

YOLO
(887) 619-1774

STATE HOSPITAL BASED PATIENT RIGHTS' ADVOCATES

LOS ANGELES
Metropolitan State Hospital
(562) 651-2225 Advocacy Assistant
(562) 651-3257 Paula McCord, Patients' Rights Advocate
(888) 736-2225 Patient Line

NAPA
Napa State Hospital
(707) 253-5273 Advocacy Assistant
(707) 253-5902 Susan Kessler, Patient Rights' Advocate

SAN BERNARDINO
Patton State Hospital
(909) 425-6097 Advocacy Assistant
(909) 425-6099 Wendy Carlson, Patient Rights' Advocate
(909) 425-6098 Patient Line

SAN LUIS OBISPO
Atascadero State Hospital
(805) 468-2165 Advocacy Assistant
(805) 568-2601 Bill Ausman, Patient Rights' Advocate
(805) 468-3031 Patient Line

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