WESTERN HEALTHCONNECT

MENTAL HEALTH: SUPPORTING THE PETALUMA POLICE DEPARTMENT'S SAFE TEAM TO ADDRESS CRISIS RESPONSE, PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS EXPERIENCING CRISES RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES AND HOMELESSNESS. THE TEAM IS MADE UP OF SPECIALLY TRAINED CIVILIAN FIRST RESPONDERS, WHO RESPOND TO AND PROACTIVELY ADDRESS CALLS FOR SERVICE THAT HAVE TRADITIONALLY BURDENED LAW ENFORCEMENT AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. $110,000 INVESTMENT. SUPPORTING ALEXANDER VALLEY HEALTHCARE'S MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SUPPORT PROGRAM. TWO BARRIERS TO ACCESSING MENTAL HEALTH & SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES ARE THE COST OF SERVICE AND THE LACK OF BILINGUAL/BICULTURAL PROVIDERS. PATIENTS WHO QUALIFY FOR MEDI-CAL AND MEDICARE ARE COVERED FOR A VARIETY OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. HOWEVER, FOR PATIENTS WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR THESE PUBLIC INSURANCE PROGRAMS AND WHO ARE EITHER UNINSURED, OR UNDER-INSURED, PARTICULARLY THOSE BETWEEN 201%-600% OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LEVEL, THE COST OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES IS OFTEN PROHIBITIVE AND THEY DO NOT SEEK CARE. FUNDING WILL ENABLE BRIDGING THE GAP FOR MANY OF OUR PATIENTS WHO FALL INTO THIS CATEGORY. $99,500 INVESTMENT. COTS SOCIAL SUPPORTS MANAGER WORKS WITH CLIENTS WHO ARE AT THE INTERSECTION OF HOMELESSNESS AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEEDS. CLIENTS IN THIS PROGRAM RECEIVE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROGRAMMING IN GROUP AND ONE-ON-ONE SETTINGS THROUGH ORIGINAL CURRICULUM AT COTS' MARY ISAAK CENTER AND IN COTS' SHARED HOUSING PROGRAMS. OFFERINGS INCLUDE EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES SUCH AS SEEKING SAFETY, TRIPLE P, ACES, RECOVERY MODEL, AS WELL AS TOPICS SUCH AS EMOTIONAL REGULATION, HEALTHY COMMUNICATION, AND OVERALL WELLNESS TACTICS. IN ADDITION, THE SOCIAL SUPPORTS MANAGER PROVIDES MONTHLY TRAININGS TO FRONTLINE PROGRAM STAFF ON A VARIETY OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TOPICS SUCH AS MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING, TRAUMA INFORMED CARE, HOARDING, AND SELF-CARE TO SUPPORT THEIR WORK WITH CLIENTS. FINALLY, THE MANAGER REPRESENTS COTS IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COLLABORATIONS AND SERVES AS A RESOURCE WITHIN SONOMA COUNTY, ATTENDING COMMUNITY MEETINGS AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AWARENESS EVENTS, AND ENGAGING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS AND BUSINESSES REGARDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IN OUR HOMELESS COMMUNITY. $97,386 INVESTMENT. FOR MORE INFORMATION GO TO: HTTPS://WWW.PROVIDENCE.ORG/ABOUT/ANNUAL-REPORT/REPORTS/NORTHERN-CALIFORN IA