Be Well Orange County hosted a virtual ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Be Well OC Orange Campus on Wednesday, January 13, 2021.

“Be Well OC is an inspired, county-wide, whole community commitment to create a world-class system of mental health care for all Orange County Residents and to vastly improve the mental health and wellbeing of our community,” said Marshall Moncrief, CEO of Be Well Orange County.

Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Be Well OC hosted a distanced, “virtual” ribbon-cutting ceremony at the site, with commentary from stakeholders as well as a virtual tour.

The video had contributions from Orange County Board of Supervisors members; Darrell Steinberg, Mayor of Sacramento; Mark Murphy, Mayor of City of Orange; Dr. Clayton Chau, Director & County Health Officer, Orange County Health Care Agency; Jeffrey Nagel, Ph.D., Deputy Agency Director, Behavioral Health Services; Richard Sanchez, REHS, MPH, Chief Executive Officer, Cal Optima; Mark Costa, SVP & Area Manager, Kaiser Permanente Orange County; Erik Wexler, Chief Executive, Providence Southern California; Barry Arbuckle, Ph. D., President & CEO, MemorialCare Health System; Sanford Smith, AIA, SVP, Real Estate and Facilities, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian; Sheriff Don Barnes; Orange County Sheriff’s Department; District Attorney Todd Spitzer, Orange County District Attorney’s Office; Rabbi Richard Steinberg, Senior Rabbi, Congregation Shir Ha-Ma’alot; and Richard Adable, M.D. Board Chair, Mind OC.

“We wish we could be here with you in person and of course the hard realities of today prevent that,” Moncrief said. “Despite the immense strain and stress, there has been tremendous success and there is reason to celebrate. We have rallied as one community in response to this pandemic and together, with this campus, we’ve rooted a transformative public-private partnership that boldly address mental illness and substance sue disorders, and all of their challenges.”

The Be Well OC Orange Campus is a 6,000 square-foot mental health and wellness campus—the first of three regional Wellness Hubs—that is located in the city of Orange, CA.

“This campus is the first of its kind, leading the nation on access to mental health care,” said Supervisor Donald Wagner, Third District, Orange County Board of Supervisors. “What sets Be Well apart from other treatment centers is the continuity of care under one roof which will help reduce stress for individuals who are already managing challenging times.”

Telecare Corporation has been selected to provide four different substance use treatment services (SUTS) programs on the Be Well OC Orange Campus: a recovery station, a co-occurring residential program, a withdrawal management program, and SUTS residential program. The goal of these programs is to address our community members’ SUTS needs, while supporting a seamless transition along a full continuum of care.

“I wanted to take a moment to once again say congratulations to Be Well Orange County,” said Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg. “Your fundamental idea that we must have an integrated approach and that no one sector—private or public—can solve this problem alone is both simple and unique. And so, I look forward to seeing how your effort blossoms even more and how we can look back and say it was Be Well Orange County that started a movement here that lead to people leading better lives, that lead to safer and healthier communities, and lead to a better California.”

To learn more about Telecare services at the Be Well Campus, click here.