Congratulations to the recipients of the 2015 Housing Hero award (from left): Ohevet Fotofini, Karen Francone, Kevin Jones (Telecare) and Georgia Peterson. Recipients not pictured: Housing Industry Foundation and James Saberi.
There have been 18 deaths on Caltrain tracks this year, up dramatically from last. To address this Caltrain is working with mental health communities in San Francisco, Santa Clara and San Mateo counties to not only take steps to prevent suicide with intervention, but prevent access to tracks with fencing and possibly video monitoring. See story at sfbay.ca.
Orville Roache, Executive Director of Our Common Ground; Supervisor Dave Pine; Allison (family member); Ian Allen (individual in recovery); and Stephen Kaplan, BHRS Director. See their heartfelt speeches to the Board of Supervisors (starting at 1 hr. 17 min.)
Rev. Mary Frazier, presented the 2015 David Lewis Award for her contributions to the recovery community at the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Commission meeting yesterday.
Read personal stories of hope and recovery certain to inspire you; find out how David Lewis Award recipient, Rev. Mary Frazier has made a difference in the recovery community; and learn about how the new California Clubhouse is helping to rebuild lives in San Mateo County and more in the September issue of Wellness Matters.
Don’t miss the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Commission’s David Lewis award presentation as they honor this year’s recipient, Rev. Mary Frazier for her hard work and dedication over the years to address the needs of the recovery community. Where: San Mateo Main Library, Oak Room, 55 West 3rd Ave., in San Mateo. See a list of all events and learn more about Recovery Month.
September is National Recovery Month. Join the Voices for Recovery: Visible, Vocal, Valuable, in San Mateo County by attending one of the many events throughout September including an art exhibit, the Philomena Walk of Hope, a resource fair, and a recovery picnic, dance and movie screening. For details and a complete list of events, visit: www.smchealth.org/recoverymonth.
The Office of Diversity and Equity, Mental Health Services Act (MHSA), Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) program is looking for a Community Program Evaluation contractor to 1) set-up simple reporting systems for the Community Interventions for School Age and TAY programs and 2) conduct a basic assessment of the Community Outreach programs.
Additionally, the Office of Diversity and Equity (ODE) Workforce, Education, and Training (WET) Program is looking for a contractor to carry out BHRS system-wide Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) implementation and training in order to provide trainings for staff, consumers, and family members. For more information on these two positions, please visit the RFP page.
This month’s issue of BHRS’s eJournal – Wellness Matters – has just been published! You’ll find information on the Board of Supervisor’s adopting Laura’s Law, MHSA Innovative Projects, San Mateo County’s 3rd Annual PRIDE Event, New Pioneer Outreach services, amongst many other new and exciting updates. To read this month’s issue, click on Wellness Matters-July .
When: Saturday July 18th and July 25th, 2015
12:00 pm- 4:30 pm (Lunch Provided)
Register by July 10th, 2015 to secure your space!
What you’ll learn in this 8-hour certification training: Participants will learn to recognize signs of mental health challenges such as depression, anxiety, psychosis and substance use disorders and how to help someone in distress. Like CPR, Mental Health First Aid prepares participants to interact with a person in crisis and connect the person with help. First Aiders do not take on the role of professionals — they do not diagnose or provide any counseling or therapy. Instead, the program offers concrete tools and answers key questions, like “what do I do?” and “where can someone find help?” Certified Mental Health First Aid instructors provide a list of community healthcare providers and national resources, support groups, and online tools for mental health and addictions treatment and support. All trainees receive a program manual to compliment the course material.
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