Interim is now serving individuals it couldn’t serve in the past – adults with commercial health insurance plans. In the past, the only way for someone with a serious mental illness in Monterey County to receive the services for their mental health was to go through Monterey County Behavioral Health. This process involved giving up commercial health insurance and getting public benefits. Only individuals who were Medi-Cal eligible and connected to Monterey County Behavioral Health could access Interim’s programs.
This service expansion, which includes four of Interim’s programs, follows a lengthy needs assessment where it was determined there was a significant community need for our services among individuals with commercial health insurance. Since that time, Interim has been implementing the program administration and infrastructure needed to begin accepting new clients.
Interim can now accept private health insurance in the following programs:
- Manzanita House: A short-term crisis residential treatment facility. The residential program model is a community-based alternative to inpatient psychiatric care for people experiencing mental health crises.
- Choices: A short-term (up to 90 days) Intensive Day Treatment Program. Designed to serve adults diagnosed with serious mental illness who experience hospitalizations for mental health reasons. The program supports those who need to manage their mental health symptoms and emotions.
- Keep It Real: Offers community-based support services for individuals with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders who are in recovery.
- The Academy: A full-day rehabilitation program designed to meet the special needs of adults with mental illness with concurrent substance use disorders.
In November 2022, the Monterey Peninsula Foundation generously awarded Interim a grant to support this expansion over the next two years. The grant will support part of the program’s initial staffing costs until it is self-sustaining, including an Admissions Officer, and a Business Development Specialist.
Interim, Inc. is currently out of network for all health insurance.
For more information, call (831) 216-1085.
