Chapter 1 – General Administration

15010.4 Parole Outpatient Clinics

• POCs are located within each parole office and provide the first line of mental health treatment and services to parolees. POCs operate as part of DAPODivision of Adult Parole Operations (formerly P&CSD)’s Mental Health Services Continuum Program (MHSCP), providing parolees with a seamless continuum of care from the Mental Health Services Delivery System (MHSDS) in the institution, to meeting their mental health needs while on parole.

• POCs provide timely, cost effective mental health services aimed at reducing the symptoms of mental illness among parolees to optimize their level of functioning in the community, reduce recidivism, and improve public safety.

• POCParole Outpatient Clinics services include evaluation of mental illness, medication management, individual and group therapy, crisis intervention and case management. POCParole Outpatient Clinics staff work closely with parolees to develop their individualized re-entry plan, and connect them to essential services within their communities. POCParole Outpatient Clinics staff also work in conjunction with Integrated Services for Mentally Ill Parolees (ISMIP) providers to refer qualified mentally ill parolees for additional outpatient services.