BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KBAK/KBFX) — There will now be a Kern Behavioral Health clinician at the 9-1-1 center in Bakersfield, to handle mental health calls, as opposed to a police officer or dispatcher. It’s a pilot program all to help people in Kern County struggling with their mental health. The Bakersfield City Council voted to approve a one hundred and $135 million contract with Kern Behavioral Health on Wednesday.
It allows a Behavioral Health clinician to be in the 9-1-1 center in Bakersfield, to help answer calls for those struggling with suicidal thoughts or other mental health related issues… READ MORE
