COMMUNITY HUMAN SERVICES

SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES: GENESIS HOUSE: GENESIS HOUSE OPERATES A 36-BED, STATE-LICENSED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM SERVING ADULTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. THE PROGRAM INTEGRATES MEDICAL CARE, CLINICAL TREATMENT, AND RECOVERY SUPPORT SERVICES, INCLUDING MEDICALLY SUPERVISED DETOXIFICATION, ONGOING MEDICAL MONITORING, INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT PLANNING, AND INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND FAMILY COUNSELING. ADDITIONAL SERVICES INCLUDE RELAPSE PREVENTION, PARENTING EDUCATION, DISCHARGE PLANNING, AND LINKAGES TO ANCILLARY AND AFTERCARE SERVICES. SPECIALIZED PROGRAMMING IS PROVIDED FOR PERINATAL WOMEN (PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM), WITH THE OPTION FOR UP TO SIX CHILDREN AGE 5 AND UNDER TO RESIDE WITH THEIR MOTHERS DURING TREATMENT. DURING THE YEAR, 286 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED IN THE CO-ED PROGRAM, ACCOUNTING FOR 8,812 DAYS OF SERVICE, AND 16 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED IN THE PERINATAL PROGRAM WITH 765 DAYS OF SERVICE. THE PROGRAM IS ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES (CARF) AND IS FUNDED BY MONTEREY COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (MEDI-CAL) AND DONATIONS. OFF MAIN CLINIC: OFF MAIN CLINIC DELIVERS MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT AND DETOXIFICATION SERVICES FOR ADULTS WITH OPIOID USE DISORDERS. OPERATING UNDER STATE LICENSURE FOR 285 TREATMENT SLOTS AND ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES (CARF), THE CLINIC PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH THAT COMBINES MEDICATION MANAGEMENT WITH COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND OTHER MEDICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT SERVICES. METHADONE IS PRESCRIBED AS A LONG-TERM TREATMENT TO STABILIZE PATIENTS, REDUCE WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS AND CRAVINGS, AND BLOCK THE EUPHORIC EFFECTS OF OPIOIDS SUCH AS FENTANYL AND HEROIN WITHOUT INDUCING INTOXICATION. BUPRENORPHINE IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS AN ALTERNATIVE MEDICATION. PATIENTS RECEIVE OVERDOSE PREVENTION EDUCATION AND ARE PROVIDED NARCAN. DURING THE YEAR, 475 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED SERVICES, WITH 73,731 MEDICATION DOSES DISPENSED AND 348,409 MINUTES OF COUNSELING PROVIDED. FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY MONTEREY COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (MEDI-CAL), THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION, PATIENT FEES, AND DONATIONS. THE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT CENTERS: THE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT CENTERS IN SALINAS AND MONTEREY PROVIDE STRUCTURED TREATMENT FOR ADULTS WITH SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. SERVICES INCLUDE CLINICAL ASSESSMENT, MEDICAL EVALUATION, INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT PLANNING, INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND FAMILY COUNSELING, TRAUMA-INFORMED AND CRISIS COUNSELING, RELAPSE PREVENTION, COPING SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, DISCHARGE PLANNING, AND CONTINUING CARE SUPPORT. THIS MODEL ENABLES INDIVIDUALS TO ENGAGE IN TREATMENT WHILE MAINTAINING EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, AND FAMILY RESPONSIBILITIES. DURING THE YEAR, 693 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED, WITH 411,255 UNITS OF COUNSELING PROVIDED. FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY MONTEREY COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (MEDI-CAL), CLIENT FEES, AND DONATIONS. THE DAISY PROGRAM: THE DAISY PROGRAM (DRUG AND ALCOHOL INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR YOUTH) PROVIDES EARLY INTERVENTION AND EDUCATION SERVICES TO AT-RISK YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES, INCLUDING SUBSTANCE USE INTERVENTION AND ANGER MANAGEMENT SUPPORT. SERVICES ARE DELIVERED USING THE EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM "THE SEVEN CHALLENGES." DURING THE YEAR, 167 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED, WITH 2,990 UNITS OF COUNSELING PROVIDED. FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY MONTEREY COUNTY PROBATION DEPARTMENT, MONTEREY COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, PRIVATE GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. SOBER LIVING PROGRAMS: SOBER LIVING PROGRAMS PROVIDE SUPPORTIVE, DRUG-FREE HOUSING FOR MEN AND WOMEN IN EARLY RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. SONOMA HOUSE (5 BEDS FOR WOMEN) AND ELM HOUSE (8 BEDS FOR MEN) OFFER STRUCTURED LIVING ENVIRONMENTS THAT SUPPORT COMMUNITY REINTEGRATION AND LONG-TERM SOBRIETY. DURING THE YEAR, 31 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED, WITH 4,004 DAYS OF SERVICE PROVIDED. FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY CLIENT RENTS, PRIVATE GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION PROGRAM: SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION PROGRAM (SUPP) IS A SCHOOL-BASED INITIATIVE SERVING MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON PREVENTION, EARLY IDENTIFICATION, AND INTERVENTION RELATED TO SUBSTANCE USE, INCLUDING VAPING, AND PROVIDES SOCIO-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT AND ANGER MANAGEMENT EDUCATION. SERVICES INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING, CONSULTATION WITH PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND SCHOOL STAFF, PRESENTATIONS TO STUDENTS AND PARENTS, AND INFORMATION AND REFERRALS TO OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES. ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS INCLUDE THE YOUTH ALTERNATIVES TO VIOLENCE (YATV) PROGRAM, THE ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION TEAM (ADAPT), AND THE EVIDENCE-BASED SEVEN CHALLENGES INTERVENTION MODEL. DURING THE YEAR, 1,297 STUDENTS WERE SERVED ACROSS SALINAS UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, KING CITY UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT, SANTA RITA UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT, GONZALES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, AND NORTH MONTEREY COUNTY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT, WITH 6,507 UNITS OF SERVICE PROVIDED.

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES: THE FAMILY SERVICE CENTERS: THE FAMILY SERVICE CENTERS PROVIDE OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND ADULTS EXPERIENCING A RANGE OF EMOTIONAL AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONDITIONS. SERVICES ARE DELIVERED USING BRIEF, OUTCOME- FOCUSED, EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES, INCLUDING COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, SEEKING SAFETY, AND MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING. THE PROGRAM OFFERS ASSESSMENT, INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, AND FAMILY COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT, AND CONNECTIONS TO ANCILLARY SERVICES. CLIENTS PRESENT WITH A VARIETY OF NEEDS, INCLUDING DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CHILD ABUSE, BODY IMAGE CONCERNS, GENDER IDENTITY ISSUES, AND GRIEF AND LOSS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PROGRAM INCLUDES CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS DESIGNED TO CONNECT UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WITH CARE. DURING THE YEAR, 619 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED SERVICES, TOTALING 351,955 UNITS OF COUNSELING. THE PROGRAMS ARE ACCREDITED BY THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES (CARF) AND ARE FUNDED BY MONTEREY COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (MEDI-CAL AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT), CLIENT FEES, PRIVATE GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. THE PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM: THE PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDES PARENTING EDUCATION CLASSES USING THE "NURTURING PARENTING PROGRAM- AND "CONNECT PARENTING" CURRICULA. THE PROGRAM SUPPORTS PARENTS IN DEVELOPING SKILLS THAT PROMOTE HEALTHY FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AND CHILD WELL-BEING. DURING THE YEAR, 136 INDIVIDUALS PARTICIPATED IN 953 CLASSES. FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY MONTEREY COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, MONTEREY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, PRIVATE GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. THE PATHWAYS TO SAFETY 2.0 PROGRAM: THE PATHWAYS TO SAFETY 2.0 PROGRAM PROVIDES EARLY INTERVENTION SERVICES TO FAMILIES REPORTED FOR SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE WHERE REMOVAL IS NOT WARRANTED BUT RISK REMAINS ELEVATED. THE PROGRAM AIMS TO REDUCE FUTURE CHILD WELFARE INVOLVEMENT BY STRENGTHENING FAMILY STABILITY AND SUPPORT SYSTEMS. DURING THE YEAR, 76 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED, WITH 537 COUNSELING UNITS PROVIDED. FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY MONTEREY COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, PRIVATE GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM: THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM PROVIDES COURT-ORDERED AND VOLUNTARY PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL GROUP COUNSELING FOR INDIVIDUALS SEEKING TO ADDRESS ABUSIVE BEHAVIORS AND IMPROVE RELATIONSHIP SKILLS. DURING THE YEAR, 110 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED, WITH 1,685 COUNSELING UNITS PROVIDED. FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY CLIENT FEES, PRIVATE GRANTS, AND DONATIONS. THE SUPERVISED VISITATION PROGRAM: THE SUPERVISED VISITATION PROGRAM FACILITATES SAFE, STRUCTURED VISITATION AND EXCHANGE SERVICES FOR NON-CUSTODIAL PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED IN A HOME-LIKE ENVIRONMENT THAT PROMOTES POSITIVE AND HEALTHY FAMILY INTERACTIONS. DURING THE YEAR, 58 INDIVIDUALS WERE SERVED, WITH 994 HOURS OF VISITATION PROVIDED. FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY CLIENT FEES, PRIVATE GRANTS, AND DONATIONS.