Cuesta College’s psychiatric technician program is helping Jasmin Harris get a good-paying job at Atascadero State Hospital, 10 years after her baby died after being shaken by his father.

The new Psychiatric Technician course is designed for students who want certification as a Mental Health Tech. Mental Health Technicians are integral to the mental health care system, offering ...

Licensed psych techs are recognized throughout the state, said Liz Souza, the nursing administrator who manages the psych tech school.

The psych tech program teaches basic nursing skills and psychiatric principles in how to interact and care for clients in a therapeutic manner and monitor treatment methods.

Department of State Hospitals Atascadero and Cuesta College are hosting a state conference for all Psychiatric Technician training schools in California.

Each of the 18 Napa Valley College students who make up the most recent graduating class of the psychiatric technician program was offered full-time employment at Napa State Hospital.

Psych Hub, the leading platform advancing evidence-based behavioral health education and care navigation, has been named the "Mental Health Innovation" winner at the 2025 Health Tech World Awards ...

Wednesday, a day after that announcement, Assm. Michael Allen, D-Napa, a former psych tech, quietly slipped into the hospital to see for himself what conditions are like.