What is the Integrated Health Clinic?

Established in 2017, Sanctuary Centers’ Integrated Health Clinic provides accessible, patient-centered medical and behavioral health care to adults throughout Santa Barbara County. Today, Sanctuary Centers partners with Premier Valley Medical Group to provide comprehensive care that recognizes the important connection between physical and mental health.

While the clinic was designed with the unique needs of individuals living with mental illness in mind, the Integrated Health Clinic is open to the entire community.

Our approach brings medical and behavioral health services together, making it easier for patients to access coordinated care in one place. By addressing physical and mental health together, we help patients build healthier lives and stay connected to the care they need.

How Does the Clinic Serve Individuals Living With Mental Illness?

Individuals living with mental illness experience higher rates of chronic and preventable health conditions, yet they may face significant barriers to accessing routine medical care. A fragmented healthcare system can make it difficult to schedule appointments, follow treatment recommendations, manage medications, and receive consistent preventive care.

The Integrated Health Clinic was created to help address these challenges.

Our team takes a coordinated, patient-centered approach to care, connecting physical and behavioral health services and helping patients navigate their healthcare needs. By bringing these services together, we can identify health concerns earlier, support continuity of care, and help reduce reliance on emergency services when health needs become more serious.

The Integrated Health Clinic offers a more connected approach to healthcare, supporting the whole person and helping individuals living with mental illness access the medical care they deserve.

What to Expect:

Once you check in at the clinic for your scheduled appointment, you will be greeted by the Behavioral Health Advocate who will explain the process and guide you through your appointment with as much or as little support as you request.

Our unique Behavioral Health Advocate can also:

• Connect you with on-site substance use and mental health services
• Walk you through the process of making appointments
• Provide follow-up services to assist you with long-term care management
• Attend medical and/or dental appointments with you
• Coordinate specialty appointments and treatment referrals
• Coordinate care with a treatment team to ensure that you receive the comprehensive care that you need
• Schedule transportation

Services Include:

Bilingual staff members are available to assist the Spanish speaking population during all business hours.

• Family Medicine
• Diabetes/Nutrition
• Substance Abuse Services

• Psychiatry
• Therapy
• Enhanced Care Management/Coordination of Services

What Is Enhanced Care Management?

The Enhanced Care Management (ECM) program offers an added level of care that connects clients to medical care, dental care, behavioral health care, transportation assistance, housing support, and so much more! ECM aims to address complex needs and provide care for both your physical and mental well-being.

How Much Do Appointments at the Integrated Health Clinic Cost?

The Integrated Health Clinic accepts most forms of insurance, including CenCal, Medi-Cal, and Medicare. For cash-paying patients, exam fees start at $70. If you have questions, please reach out to us directly at 805-995-9014

Getting Started With Integrated Healthcare

“The care I received [from the Integrated Health Clinic] is the best medical care I have ever received. I came in because I was short of breath, and full of fear. People don’t go in because they are afraid and don’t want to find out bad news but that doesn’t work too well, so eventually you have to get care…I was treated with respect and there was a partnership in addressing my health and well-being. When it was determined that I needed a higher level of care, I was offered immediate and free transportation; Who does that?! Everything was set up for me and I didn’t have to wade through paperwork, I was just taken care of. It felt like family. Like I said, hands down the best medical care I have ever had.”

—Patient

“The Integrated Health Clinic” program just makes sense. By bringing medical and dental services directly to adults with mental illness, healthcare professionals can quickly identify and treat risk factors before they develop chronic conditions, improving the patients quality of life while saving all of us precious financial resources in the long run. I fully support this program.”

—former Mayor Helene Schneider

“In my medical practice, I see so many mentally ill patients who have never received the proper medical care and as a result have developed chronic and debilitating health conditions. A clinic of this kind will provide the interventions desperately needed to extend lives and greatly improve the overall quality of life.”

—Dr. Benjamin Gilmore