Jane Westin Center

The Jane Westin Center is an Urgent Psychiatric Walk-In Center located in downtown San Diego that provides same-day, one-time behavioral health screening, assessment, psychiatric evaluation, medication services, crisis intervention and discharge planning for adults in urgent need of psychiatric medications.

The program connects clients with other community-based programs for ongoing psychiatric medication management services, behavioral health and social services.

The program is funded by the County of San Diego, HHSA, Behavioral Health Services.

Eligibility Criteria

Individuals 18 and older who meet criteria for Specialty Mental Health Services and the Target Population due to a serious mental illness, including those with co-occurring substance use conditions (COD).

Medi-Cal, Medi-Cal/Medicare dual insurance, Medi-Cal-eligible, or uninsured accepted. No one is denied services based on inability to pay.

Jane Westin Center serves the Central, North Central, East, and South regions of San Diego County.

How to Refer

Individuals may attend walk-in hours at Jane Westin Center Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m.–3:30 p.m. Prospective clients will be screened and triaged according to urgency and need.

Programs and hospitals in the San Diego County BHS System of Care and Law Enforcement may refer directly to the program. Clients must not be open to another program in the San Diego County System of Care.

Jane Westin Center

Contact

Hours:
Monday–Friday: 8:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Career Opportunities At Jane Westin Center

CRF is a friendly, rewarding, and dynamic place to work. We believe in teamwork and collaboration throughout our organization. We are committed to our staff and their ability to learn and grow in their profession while serving others in our community.

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Employee Testimonials

“There are a ton of training opportunities at this agency for clinical staff. They have online training, classroom training, and individual and group supervision. It is a lot of work, but there is a lot of support and you can easily max out on intern hours each week. They also hire and promote from within.”

“Great benefits: Health insurance, awesome PTO, paid holidays, Supervision: Amazing. You will get your hours in no-time. High quality supervisors as well. Opportunity for growth: Since there are so many locations, it’s easy to move from clinic to clinic if you want a new challenge, different position, different location, etc. Family feel: The staff are awesome and supportive. FUN Training: They make sure that you get adequate training on important things in the field. Experience: You will see every diagnosis and learn everything you need to know about mental health from this job. Great experience for moving forward in your career.”

“Extremely valuable experience with diverse populations; free, quality clinical supervision. Meaningful ‘feel-good’ work, and supervisors are supportive.”

“I have worked [at CRF for] 2+ years and I believe in this company. We are a nonprofit so the wages are about industry average, but the benefits are incredibly generous…I feel fortunate to work with a wonderful group of people. I recommend CRF and look forward to many more years of helping make our community a better place.”