MIND OC

COMMUNITY INITIATIVESSUICIDE PREVENTION SERVICES IS FOR INDIVIDUALS, PRIMARILY FROM THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED POPULATION, FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING KNOWLEDGE AND AWARENESS REGARDING MENTAL HEALTH, STIGMA, SUICIDE PREVENTION, AND INTERVENTION, AS WELL AS PROVIDING SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THOSE IN NEED AND THOSE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY SUICIDE.BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICE TRANSFORMATION (BHST) BE WELL OC BRINGS TOGETHER A COMMUNITY OF ACTION BY LEVERAGING COLLECTIVE POWER TO TRANSFORM MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE AND DELIVERY INTO A WORLD-CLASS SYSTEM OF CARE. OUR SUCCESS STARTS WITH ACCEPTANCE THAT THE MENTAL HEALTH SECTOR ALONE CANNOT SOLVE ALL OF THE CHALLENGES OF THIS COMPLEX AND PERVASIVE HEALTH CHALLENGE. BE WELL OC BRINGS TOGETHER A ROBUST, COMMUNITY-BASED, CROSS-SECTOR STRATEGY OF PUBLIC-PRIVATE, ACADEMIC, FAITH, AND OTHER ORGANIZATIONS TO POSITIVELY IMPACT THOSE CHALLENGES THAT DIMINISH MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL-BEING.ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACES)IN PARTNERSHIP WITH MORE THAN 20 HEALTH SYSTEMS, COUNTY AND COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, MIND OC, HAS BEEN AWARDED $3 MILLION OVER 17 MONTHS FROM THE ACES AWARE GRANT PROGRAM, DEVELOPED BY THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OFFICE OF THE CALIFORNIA SURGEON GENERAL. THE PROJECT AIMS TO IMPLEMENT A BROAD AND INCLUSIVE TRAUMA-INFORMED NETWORK OF CARE FOR ORANGE COUNTY, WHICH WILL ULTIMATELY WORK TO PREVENT ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES (ACES), PROMOTE ACE SCREENING IN CHILDREN AND ADULTS, IMPROVE TREATMENT OF ACE-ASSOCIATED HEALTH CONDITIONS, AND PREVENT INTERGENERATIONAL TOXIC STRESS TRANSMISSION. YOUTH OPIOID USE PREVENTION SERVICES IS FOR INDIVIDUALS, PRIMARILY FROM THE UNINSURED AND UNDERINSURED POPULATION, AND WHO FOLLOW INTO THE AGE RANGE OF 12 TO 24 YEARS OLD WHO ARE AT RISK OF OPIOID USE DISORDER (OUD) OR AT RISK OF AN OPIOID OVERDOSE. THIS PROGRAM AIMS TO PROVIDE OUTREACH, EDUCATION, AND TREATMENT FOR AT RISK YOUTH WITH THE GOAL OF REDUCING OPIOID USE AND OVERDOSE IN ORANGE COUNTY.