Message from the Acting Director
Welcome to the San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) website.
At DBH, our mission is to promote wellness, recovery, and resilience for all residents of San Bernardino County. We provide compassionate, culturally and linguistically appropriate mental health and substance use disorder services to individuals who are uninsured, on Medi-Cal, or experiencing a behavioral health crisis.
Our programs serve all age groups, with a special focus on:
- Children and youth with severe mental illness
- Adults living with serious and persistent mental illness
- Individuals facing substance use challenges
In addition to treatment services, DBH offers prevention and early intervention programs designed to support mental health and reduce the impact of substance use disorders before they become severe.
We hope this website helps you easily find the resources and services you need. Thank you for visiting and for joining us in supporting wellness, recovery, and resilience throughout San Bernardino County.
Joshua Dugas, MBA, REHS
Acting Director
Vision, Mission, Values
Our Vision
We envision a county where all persons have the opportunity to enjoy optimum wellness, whether they have experienced mental illness or substance use disorders.
Our Mission
San Bernardino County Behavioral Health Programs strive to be recognized as a progressive system of seamless, accessible and effective services that promote prevention, intervention, recovery and resiliency for individuals, families and communities.
Our Values
We embrace the following values:
- Clients and families are central to the purpose of our Vision and Mission.
- Sensitivity to and respect for all clients, families, communities, cultures and languages.
- Effective services in the least intrusive and/or restrictive environment.
- Positive and supportive settings with state-of-the-art technologies.
- Open and honest dialogue among all stakeholders.
- Partnerships and collaborations that share leadership, decision-making, ownership and accountability.
- Each other as our most valuable asset, and collectively the empowerment that this provides.
- A well-trained and competent workforce.
- Empowering and supporting staff in their personal and professional development.
- Responsible use of our resources to ensure financial sustainability.
View the organizational chart.
Contact
To speak to someone about behavioral health services, call (888) 743-1478. Available 24 hours a day.
To speak to someone in our administrative offices, call (909) 388-0900 or email DBH-PublicRelations@dbh.sbcounty.gov. Available Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. You may also visit our Administrative Offices page for a list of program names and direct phone numbers.
Doing Business with the Department of Behavioral Health
Thank you for your interest in partnering with the San Bernardino County Department of Behavioral Health (DBH).
All County contracting opportunities are managed through the San Bernardino County Purchasing Department to ensure fairness and transparency.
Where to Learn More
Information about vendor registration, bid opportunities, and procurement procedures is available on the San Bernardino County Purchasing website:
https://wp.sbcounty.gov/purchasing/
Or call: (909) 387-2060