4440 Department of Mental Health
Program Descriptions

20 - LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES

The Long-Term Care Services Program administers the California state hospital system, the Forensic Conditional Release Program (CONREP), the Sex Offender Commitment Program, and the treatment and evaluation of judicially and civilly committed and voluntary patients. The state hospital system includes five state hospitals: Atascadero, Metropolitan, Napa, Patton and Coalinga. In addition, this program includes two inpatient psychiatric programs, one at the California Medical Facility in Vacaville and one at Salinas Valley State Prison, which provide treatment services to California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) inmates. This program also provides services to juvenile justice wards of CDCR at the Southern Youth Correctional Treatment Center in Norwalk.