Author Archives: Behavioral Health and Recovery Services

SamTrans Launches “Ride Now” Taxi Subsidy Pilot Program

Job Opportunity: Volunteer Coordinator at Star Vista Crisis Intervention & Suicide Prevention Center

StarVista CISPC has been the only 24-hour suicide and crisis hotline in San Mateo County. This telephone-accessed service is staffed 24-hours a day, 365 days a year through a combination of paid staff and over 50 trained volunteers. The Center is both a critical first point of contact for people in need of referrals to social services and a last resort for people on the brink of suicide to reach out for help.

The volunteer coordinator will be responsible for maintaining the crisis line and its volunteer program, as well as assisting with the development of the new crisis text services to youth that will begin in August 2020.

Job Title: Volunteer Coordinator
Hours: Full-time, 40 Hour/week
Program/Department: Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Center
Salary/Status: DOE, Exempt 40 hours a week.
Availability: **Position to start August 1. Ideal candidate can participate in training sessions Tues/Thurs (6-9pm) in July.**

To Apply:
Please e-mail resume and cover letter of why you are interested in this position to zena.andreani@star-vista.org

For more information, please click here.

Don’t Let Your Guard Down

No Bajes La Guardia.

The Census—power + Resources for People with Disabilities of All Ages

San Mateo County Health issues New Statement; addresses why COVID-19 is spreading in San Mateo County

Are Cannabis and Marijuana Different Substances?

Get the facts at cannabisdecoded.org, San Mateo County’s Youth Marijuana Education campaign designed to inform youth, young adults and their parents about the facts on cannabis use.

Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders Count

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Latinos Y Covid-19 Recording

Watch a recording of the workshop (presented in Spanish) on the reality of COVID-19 and Latinos. Find tips on how to protect yourself and your family, and community resources including mental health services. This event was live streamed yesterday on the San Mateo County Sheriff’s CARON program facebook page.

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