Mental Health Administration
828 South Bascom Avenue, Suite 200
San Jose, CA 95128
Director: Nancy Peña, Ph.D.
Deputy Director: Bruce Copley
Medical Director: Tiffany Ho, M.D.

Administrative Offices including Mental Health Director, Deputy and Medical Directors, and other administrative staff including: Ethnic Population Services Specialist, Custodian of Records, Contract Administration, Finance, Information Systems, Mental Health Board, and Consumer Liaison.

The Mental Health Board - a community Board appointed by the Board of Supervisors.

The Quality Improvement Program oversees program compliance to all local, State, and Federal Guidelines for quality of care, certification, and utilization management.

Phone: (408) 792-3904

Fax: (408) 792-2158

The Mental Health Department has an Ethnic Population Services Specialist that coordinates and monitors services to ethnic and special populations.

The Information Systems Division maintains information and data system for Mental Health Department providers.

Contract Administration develops and monitors all contracts for mental health services.

Santa Clara County Mental Health Department has a strong patients rights and advocacy program. This is to assure that mentally ill persons who have been certified for 14 days of intensive treatment are provided information about the commitment process, about their rights to an administrative hearing or a judicial review by writ of habeas corpus and their right to counsel in such judicial review, including the right to court-appointed counsel.

The Department contracts with the Mental Health Advocacy Project to perform these functions. The Advocates also monitor Santa Clara County inpatient facilities for compliance with LPS commitment process.