C.O.R.E. Program (Community Outreach Recovery Empowerment)

CORE provides specialty mental health outpatient services at 11 sites throughout Sacramento County. In addition to these sites, services are delivered in the community, wherever requested. Each CORE site has a co-located peer run community wellness center, which is open to any Sacramento County adult seeking meaningful activities. Services are strength-based, recovery focused, and flexible. As your needs change, your level of treatment intensity can be adjusted.   

Get Help Through CORE

Call the Mental Health Access Team:

  1. at 916-875-1055 
  2. or toll free 888-881-4881 
  3. or California Relay Service at 711.

There are multiple ways to enroll.

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Program Details  

Designed by You   

CORE was designed through feedback and input gathered from consumers, family members of consumers, direct service staff as well as various community stakeholders. CORE combines what we heard is valued most and adds new enhanced services. 

We'll Meet You There  

CORE provides specialty mental health outpatient services at 11 sites throughout Sacramento County. In addition to these sites, services are delivered in the community, wherever requested.​   

Recovery Happens  

Services are strength-based, recovery focused, and flexible. As your needs change, your level of treatment intensity can be adjusted. 

Standard Specialty Mental Health Services Include:

  • Assessment
  • Intensive Case Management (ICM)
  • Collateral services
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Medication Support Services
  • Plan Development
  • Rehabilitation
  • Therapy

Enhanced CORE Services Include:

  • Trauma informed care
  • Culturally and linguistically responsive and recovery-oriented care
  • The “Strengths Model,” a recovery-oriented practice model
  • Provide focused, time-limited, individual and/or group mental health services using best practices, community defined practices, evidence-based practices, curriculum-based practices, and/or promising practices to all clients
  • The “SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR)” program model increases access to Social Security disability benefits for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness 
  • Peer Support Services, a system of giving and receiving help based on key principles that include shared responsibility, and mutual agreement of what is helpful 
  • A flexible mental health service that meets people in their community and changes the level and type of care based on what each person needs 
  • Housing Support Services

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Phases of Treatment

  1. Engagement & Planning Phase
  2. Monitoring & Adapting Phase
  3. Transition Phase

C.O.R.E. Program Updates

Locations