Ages 10 to 25 · Telehealth Throughout California · Residential, PHP, and IOP Transitions · (831) 400-3848

Yellow House Continuity Partnership

A clearer path from structured treatment to outpatient psychiatry.

A warm handoff, not another referral list.

Yellow House partners with residential, PHP, and IOP programs to help eligible clients establish outpatient psychiatric care before discharge. The relationship can begin while the treatment team is still involved and continue by telehealth after the client returns home anywhere in California.

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The two differences that matter most

The goal is not simply to add another provider name to a discharge packet. It is to begin the outpatient relationship while the client still has support around them.

A warm handoff, not another referral list dead end

Many families leave treatment with several names and the responsibility of calling each one, checking availability, repeating the history, and hoping someone responds.

Through a Yellow House partnership, the program can begin the connection before discharge. Fit and availability are confirmed, relevant information is transferred securely, and the first appointment is scheduled whenever possible before the client leaves.

The family leaves with a pathway, not another list of phone numbers.

Continuity can begin during IOP

When a client moves from residential or PHP into IOP, Yellow House may begin seeing the client during that phase rather than waiting until the client is completely discharged.

With appropriate consent, the program clinician can coordinate directly with Yellow House and may participate in part of a transition appointment when clinically useful.

The relationship with the outpatient prescriber begins while the client still has the support of your treatment team, not after the family is already on its own.

What the partnership gives your program

A practical outpatient resource that supports continuity, reduces discharge work, and gives families a clearer plan.

One California wide option

Telehealth allows eligible clients to continue with Yellow House after returning home throughout California. Your staff does not need to build a different psychiatric referral list for every community.

More reliable access

Partner referrals receive a direct scheduling pathway and prioritized coordination based on discharge timing, current availability, and clinical appropriateness. New clients can generally be seen within 7 to 10 days.

Medication continuity

Discharge medications, recent changes, pharmacy information, response, side effects, and follow up timing are reviewed so the family has a clear outpatient medication plan.

Consent based communication

With the necessary permissions, Yellow House can coordinate with the treatment team, review recommendations, and communicate relevant concerns during the transition.

A clearer escalation pathway

If outpatient care appears insufficient, Yellow House can help the family identify the need for reassessment and, with permission, communicate with the program or designated contact.

A benefit families can understand

Your program can tell California families that an established outpatient psychiatric transition option is available and that the connection may begin before discharge.

Less administrative work for your discharge team

✓Fewer calls to outpatient prescribers

✓Less time checking availability

✓Fewer dead end referrals

✓Less repeated transmission of records

✓Fewer medication access calls after discharge

✓Less need to maintain a statewide prescriber directory

How the Yellow House Continuity Partnership works

A clear seven step process, beginning before discharge and continuing into outpatient care.

The program identifies an appropriate client

The client is a California resident between ages 10 and 25, is clinically appropriate for outpatient telehealth psychiatry, and the client or family agrees to the referral.

A warm referral is submitted

Using a secure process, the program shares the anticipated transition date, diagnoses, medications, current level of care, and relevant clinical contacts.

Fit and availability are confirmed

Yellow House reviews whether the case is within scope and whether appropriate scheduling is available. A referral does not guarantee acceptance, and clinical fit always comes first.

The first appointment is secured

Whenever possible, the appointment is booked before discharge. Care may begin while the client is participating in IOP if timing and clinical circumstances support it.

The clinical handoff occurs

With proper authorization, records are transferred and Yellow House coordinates with the program prescriber, therapist, or other designated clinician.

Yellow House continues outpatient care

Yellow House provides psychiatric assessment, diagnostic clarification, medication management, and coordination with the client’s ongoing therapist.

Relevant concerns are communicated

With the necessary permissions, meaningful deterioration or a possible need for a higher level of care can be communicated to the designated program contact.

Medication continuity and reconciliation

Clients often leave structured treatment after several medication changes and with a limited medication supply. The transition process creates a clear picture of what the client is taking, what changed, and what needs to happen next.

Review discharge medications and recent changes

Reconcile medication bottles, prescriptions, and discharge instructions

Confirm the client’s preferred pharmacy

Clarify what was started, discontinued, or adjusted

Create a plan for monitoring response and adverse effects

Schedule follow up before the current medication supply runs out whenever possible

A meaningful benefit for families choosing your program

Parents considering private residential, PHP, or IOP care are often already worried about what will happen after treatment. A defined psychiatric transition pathway shows that your program is thinking beyond discharge and is invested in continuity.

We have an established outpatient psychiatric transition option for California families, and that connection may begin before discharge.

Referral fit and important limits

The partnership is designed to make appropriate transitions easier. It does not mean every referral will automatically be accepted.

Generally appropriate

✓California residents ages 10 to 25
✓Clinically stable for outpatient telehealth care
✓Needs psychiatric assessment or continued medication management
✓Has an ongoing therapist or a plan to establish therapy
✓Family understands the private pay model

May require another resource

•Current psychiatric emergency or acute safety concern
•Needs a higher level of care or in person monitoring
•Primary substance use treatment needs
•First episode psychosis that has not been stabilized
•Clinical needs outside the scope of Yellow House

Private pay: The initial psychiatric evaluation is $450 and follow up appointments are $225. Yellow House does not bill insurance directly. A superbill is provided for families who wish to seek out of network reimbursement.

15+Years in behavioral health

Built by a prescriber who understands treatment transitions

Anne Rossell, PMHNP-BC, has more than 15 years of behavioral health experience across inpatient, residential, PHP, IOP, school based, and outpatient settings.

She understands the clinical and practical problems that arise when a client is ready to leave structured care but still needs diagnostic oversight, medication management, and communication between providers.

Yellow House specializes in psychiatric care for children, adolescents, and young adults ages 10 to 25 throughout California.

Let’s build a better transition pathway.

If your program serves California clients and needs a more dependable outpatient psychiatric option, we would be glad to learn about your discharge process and discuss whether a Yellow House partnership would fit.

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