Behavioral Health Staff: Initiatives
Community Service Areas
"Your Wellness, Your Way, Your Community"
Community Service Areas (CSA) bring community members together to improve the lives of those affected by mental health and/or substance use conditions by strengthening the collaboration and coordination of services within each area. The CSAs are organized into six regions within San Mateo County to help reach people in the most meaningful ways.
- Planning Workshop - 6/20/14 Report Out
- Planning Workshop - 11/8/13 Report Out
- Planning Workshop - 6/14/13 Report Out
- Planning Workshop - 3/15/13 Report Out
- Planning Workshop - 2/28/14 Report Out
- November 2012 Redesign Update from Steve Kaplan
- Description of a Good and Modern Addictions and Mental Health Services System
- Toolkit of Promising Practices for Financing Integrated Care in the California Safety Net
- January 4, 2012 - BHRS Leadership
- March 7, 2012 - Mental Health and Substance Abuse Recovery Commission (MHSARC)
- March 9, 2012 - Co-Occurring Steering Committee
- March 15, 2012 - Provider Coalition
- March 19, 2012 - Community Workers & Family Partners
- March 22, 2012 - Consumer Recovery Coalition/Voices of Recovery/Heart & Soul
- March 28, 2012 - Change Agents
- April 5, 2012 - North County Outreach Collaborative
- April 18, 2012 - Cultural Competence Committee
- April 19, 2012 - Central Region Session #1
- April 19, 2012 - South County
- April 26, 2012 - Coastside Clinic
- April 26, 2012 - Meet and Greet with Families
- April 27, 2012 - Central Region Session #2
- May 3, 2012 - North County
- May 4, 2012 - East Palo Alto Clinic
- May 31, 2012 - East Palo Alto Mental Health Advisory Group
- June 6, 2012 - Live Webinar
- High level summary report
- Frequently Asked Questions
- English
- Tagalog
- Spanish
- Russian
- Chinese
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Health Equity Initiatives
In 2007, the Mental Health Services Act provided funding to continue and support staff efforts to address racial, ethnic, and cultural disparities within Behavioral Health and Recovery Services. These Initiatives were created to focus on health disparities in access and quality of care for underserved, unserved and inappropriately served cultural and ethnic communities and identify the workforce development needs of staff of these communities.