Antelope Valley Medical Center
Mental Health • Lancaster, CA
About
Behavioral Health Services is an inpatient psychiatric unit at Antelope Valley Medical Center in Lancaster, California, offering comprehensive behavioral health care since 1971. The unit provides group, family, and individual therapy, recreational and therapeutic activities, round-the-clock nursing care with medication monitoring, and discharge planning to connect patients with community services. An interdisciplinary team of psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, therapists, and licensed clinical social workers delivers customized, individualized care in a safe and nurturing environment.
Clinic Type
Mental Health
Address
1600 West Avenue J, Lancaster, CA 93534
Phone
6619495000
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Opening Hours
Not published — contact the clinic to confirm hours.
Services Offered
Insurance & Payment
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Languages Spoken
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FAQs
What therapies are offered (group, family, individual)?
Group, family, and individual therapy sessions.
What activities are included in the program?
Recreational and therapeutic activities and socialization.
What level of nursing care is provided?
Round-the-clock nursing care including medication monitoring.
What happens at discharge?
Discharge planning to connect patients with community services.
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What Patients Say
Overall sentiment across review platforms: mixed
- WebMD (Antelope Valley Mental Health Center): 1 out of 5 stars (based on 1 review) (1 review)
- Birdeye (Kaiser Permanente Behavioral Health - Lancaster): 2.8 out of 5 stars (based on 57 reviews) (57 reviews)
- Rehab.com (Alpha Recovery Center): 5 out of 5 stars (based on 35 reviews) (35 reviews)
Patients praise
- some patients report positive experiences with individual therapists
- availability of specialized treatment plans for co-occurring disorders
- existence of facilities offering comfortable, family-style environments with modern amenities for recovery
Common complaints
- reports of discrimination and unkind treatment by staff
- claims of arbitrary rules and over-medication/medication-focused treatment over holistic care
- long wait times for appointments and difficulty contacting staff via telephone
- dissatisfaction with facility staffing levels
"They're discriminatory, unkind, and treat patients like trash, imposing arbitrary rules and intentionally undermedicating patients to increase our dependency on their services."
— WebMD - Antelope Valley Mental Health Center review"Ive been going here for a few months now. Im an adolescent so the security guards make sure I don't leave the building until I have a ride. The wait is, at the most, between 5-15 minutes."
— Birdeye - Kaiser Permanente Behavioral Health reviewSynthesized from public review platforms as of Jul 10, 2026 — sources: [1][2][3][4].
In the News
- High Desert Mental Health Center Opens in Lancaster - Department of Mental Health — Dec 12, 2025
- Supervisor Barger Celebrates Grand Opening of $43 Million Mental Health and Crisis-Care Campus in Antelope Valley - Supervisor Kathryn Barger — Dec 12, 2025
- LA County Department Of Mental Health Holds Grand Opening For High Desert Mental Health Center - OPEN MINDS — Feb 25, 2026
- Lease deal for mental health center near | News | avpress.com — Nov 29, 2025
- PENTA Finishes $43M LA Mental Health Campus : CEG — Feb 4, 2026
Information sourced from the clinic's website as of July 10, 2026.
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