Wellness Matters An E-Journal of San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services

September 2007

In This Issue:

I appreciate the opportunity to offer some thoughts as we continue our transition in creating the Behavioral Health and Recovery Services division. Over the course of the past year, as I have had increasing opportunities to work with my colleagues in Mental Health and the Health Department, I have learned a great deal and have come to appreciate the depth and breadth of their commitment to public service and to doing the right things on behalf of those needing and seeking our services and supports. Joined with the commitment and dedication amongst my colleagues in AOD, we are all served well as we embark on this exciting journey. As change is not occasional but rather a constant series of events, it is essential that there are leaders who understand the challenges and opportunities inherent in these transitions. I want to thank Charlene and Gale for their leadership and support, which preceded any conversation of a potential merger of Mental Health and AOD, and has continued through the present. They clearly understand the needs and challenges facing AOD and have been great advocates. They have also been a great resource and support to me over the past two years. On behalf of all the AOD staff and providers I want to acknowledge the

warm welcome we have received from everyone in Mental Health and Health. Transitions such as this are often accompanied by anxiety, resistance and uncertainty. Specifically, in the AOD field, there is a common concern that AOD will be overwhelmed by the larger Mental Health system—resulting in a loss of identity and value. Here in San Mateo County we are forging a much different experience. From the very first discussions about establishing a behavioral health organization, Charlene, Gale, Louise and I have been in agreement that the unique values and strengths of both Mental Health and AOD must be honored while we also create opportunities to bring together the best from both systems, thus the name Behavioral Health and Recovery Services. As it is said, “Timing is everything.” These are some highlights that I believe contribute to this being the “right time.” For more than a year, our two systems have worked in close partnership to transform services and supports to persons and families with co-occurring alcohol and drug and mental health disorders. Many changes, both large and small are taking place. This process has led to rich and amazing dialogue between

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From the Director’s Desk

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Employee News

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Q-Tip for Quality ♦ Yes! Code 55 has

arrived.

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Education and Training

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News Quickies ♦ Community

Response Team Looking for Members

♦ Recovery Month ♦ Chinese Workforce

Development ♦ Agency Profile Community Agency Partners ♦ Palm Ave. Detox

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Coming Together: An AOD Perspective By: Stephen Kaplan, Director Alcohol & Other Drug Services

many people in both systems and a furthering of shared concerns, hopes, ideas, and philosophies. In Strategic Directions 2010 (AOD’s Strategic Plan) we advocate that AOD addiction is a health concern. Therefore, to affect broad community wide outcomes it is best to align AOD with other key public health policy and service areas. Having worked in the Mental Health and AOD fields as a clinician, supervisor, manager, and director for over 30 years, I have witnessed the two fields moving closer and closer in sharing philosophies, theories, approaches, and technologies. For example, the Mental Health research on the role of neuro-biology in severe mental illness has resulted in dramatic changes in mental health policy, treatment and support. More recently, but just as dramatic, is the impact of evolving brain research on understanding and treatment of addiction. Peer oriented recovery has been a cornerstone of AOD treatment and recovery for decades. The notion that in many cases those that have walked in similar shoes can best help and support those needing help has proven to be an effective intervention in addiction recovery and treatment. Mental Health’s recovery and wellness approach is also grounded in an understanding of the value of peers supporting each other.

There is also much we can learn from each other to enhance our overall capability and capacity to serve individuals with co-occurring disorders as well as those with distinct addiction or mental illness. AOD is at the beginning stages of developing and implementing ways to support consumers in their recovery for as long as needed. Mental Health has evolved best practices in providing long-term supportive services for its consumers.

As part of the Mental Health Services Act implementation, Mental Health will be developing prevention and early intervention strategies. AOD has been in the prevention “business” for many years and can offer technical assistance and support as the new prevention initiatives roll out. This also provides a great opportunity to leverage the prevention efforts of both systems. Mental Health has had a powerful and effective consumer and family voice that has greatly influenced all aspects of its operation. Consumers and family members are not just stakeholders in the system but true partners in the development of

policy, services, outcomes, quality improvement, and evaluation. In AOD, has long been the influenced by the 12 step, self help movement. However, this has not included the type of consumer self-help and advocacy that has been experienced in Mental Health. AOD plans to initiate a consumer advocacy and support network this coming year and will benefit from Mental Health’s positive experience. In addition to learning from each other, we also face shared challenges whether it be the

increasing demand for our services from criminal justice or child welfare, improving services to those with co-occurring disorders, enhancing our quality improvement efforts, being ever more responsive to cultural and linguistic diversity,

recruiting and retaining the most competent and capable workforce, supporting our community-based providers, or incorporating new approaches in the way we work. Therefore, now is the right time for us to come together in our new Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Division. By bringing together more “parts” the “sum” will be greater for those we serve. On behalf of AOD, we are excited to join our Mental Health colleagues on this journey. Together we will succeed in meeting our challenges.

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Working Together The Co-Occurring Steering Committee

From the Director’s Desk by Gale Bataille

For me, September always feels like a time of beginnings—perhaps it’s that formative years “going back to school” cycle. But this September we are really on the threshold of exciting growth and change.

• We are actively engaging and “welcoming” each other as Mental Health and AOD providers in our new Behavioral Health and Recovery Services Division. And we’re working away on achieving our 100-day and 200-day “wins”. (See August 2007 lead article.) Our first Behavioral Health and Recovery Services “Leadership” meeting is scheduled for September 5th --a group of 90 County and community agency supervi-sors and managers! A “Transition Advisory Group” that includes representatives of line staff, agen-cies, the AOD Strategic Plan Steering Committee, the Mental Health Board, consumers and family members will begin monthly meetings in September to provide feedback and monitor our progress dur-ing this first year of our evolution. Look for regular progress reports in Wellness Matters.

• Wellness Matters will continue to evolve as our Behavioral Health and Recovery Services e-journal.

Please give us your suggestions about how to improve layout and features. For example: Are there new features that we should consider? Should we have updates/news sections that separately highlight mental health and substance use/abuse or should we focus on integrating all of our features? We will also need to expand our editorial group (right now just Michelle Thayer and me) to include AOD staff.

• We can feel proud of the role of our Division as a training ground for behavioral health professionals of

the future. A new class of Psychiatry Residents started with us in July and we have launched a child psychiatry fellowship program in collaboration with Stanford. And we are welcoming a diverse group of over 60 graduate level interns! When I recently attended my stepdaughter’s graduation from the Smith College of Social Work, several of last year’s field placement students sought me out and spoke in glowing terms of their experience with youth teams in San Mateo County!

S tate budget update--The Governor was busy this past week fulfilling his commitment to “blue pencil” over $700 million from the proposed 2007-08 state budget. Here are the highlights for behavioral health.

--Funding was eliminated for AB 2034—Integrated Services for Homeless Mentally Ill program that served as the prototype for Proposition 63 (the Mental Health Services Act). Telecare’s “Transitions” is San Mateo’s program that has successfully served high need clients since 2000. As of this date, there is a pos-sibility that the State Department of Mental Health (SDMH) and the California Mental Health Directors Asso-ciation will negotiate one-time funding through SDMH to provide a period of transition for these critical pro-grams—and the homeless clients that they have served so effectively.

--Proposition 36 was funded but reduced from the 2006-07 statewide funding of $120 to $100 million. This will require immediate tightening of controls on services access as well as planning for reduced/restructured services during this year.

--Mentally Ill Offender Crime Reduction (MIOCR) grants have been funded through September 2008 which will allow us to fully implement the “pathways for Women” program in collaboration with the Sheriff’s Of-fice, Probation and the courts.

--SSI/SSP COLAs are delayed until June 2008-thus no cost of living adjustments for our clients who already struggle with poverty.

Welcome, Bienvenido & Felicidades, Mabuhay

A big welcome to all of the Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Services folks that have joined Mental Health recently to create the Behavioral Health and Recovery Services division of the Health Department. Welcome to all of the new and returning interns and trainees!! For questions and information regarding our intern training program please take a look at the MHShared drive in the INTERN-TRAINEE Program folder. There is information for interns/trainees and also for supervisors. Welcome! Valerie Barnes, Jose Moreira, Zachary Young and Al Taylor, Residential Counselor I at Canyon Oaks YC. Eugene Choy, Management Analyst III, Program Office, Contracts Division. Deval Shah, MD, Child Psychiatrist, Primary Care Interface and Skyview TDS.

Robert Evans, MFT, from Adult Resource Management recently ran the National USA Track and Field/Road Runners Club of America 100 Mile Championships, which was a 101.5 mile run on the Tahoe Rim Trail. It took him 22 hours and 49 minutes (yes, all at one time with no stopping) and he came in 2nd in his age bracket and 10th overall!! Way to go Rob! Susan Kole has been selected as the Unit Chief/Supervisor for Pathways, our Mental Health Court and Services Program.

Congratulations

On the Move

Mariana Rocha has moved from the Assessment Center to the Sheriff's Diversion Program.

Rob is wearing a white visor.

Two giggling, youth therapists, Diane Marquez Howard and Ziomara Ochoa, were recently spotted having a good time at South County creating a welcoming environment by hanging posters and art work.

Sightings

Kudos, Acknowledgments, & Thanks Yous

The Mental Health Office of Consumer and Family Affairs staff obtained free San Mateo County Fair tickets for 100 adult and youth consumers and family members. Thanks to the supervisors and clinical staff who facilitated getting the tickets to them.

Good Bye and Good Luck

In August, Mental Health said good bye to our 18 Jobs for Youth S u m m e r Interns. They have been a huge help over the summer and we will all miss them, but wish them the best of luck for the future.

Pictured above from left to right: Eshawn Scranton, Shabana Arshad, Maria Valle, Rocio Cortez, Katrina Chu, Lisset Jimenez, Starkeshia Jammer, and Rony Moran, eight of our eighteen summer interns.

Thanks to Chantae Rochester, Elia Zapata, and Kelly Sheridan for pitching in with this issue of Wellness Matters!

The nuts and bolts of our operation-an appreciation: There have been no “lazy days of summer” for our budget/

accounting or contracts staff. The months of July-September are a whirlwind of activity with year-end budget close, completing the budget for the coming fiscal year and processing literally hundreds of con-tracts for an end of September deadline. In addition , the AOD folks have completed “RFPs” for all of their treatment and prevention contracts with com-munity agency providers-and will need to process these contracts by January! So if you run into any of these folks, please take a minute to thank them.

Yes! Code 55 has arrived… You may have heard of the changes in service coding by now and/or seen the new July, 2007 documentation manuals. We in QI wanted to alert you that: Code 55, Direct Client Care: Unclaimable, is a new code that describes various services which are not claimable under Medi-Cal. We cannot emphasize enough that these services, despite being unclaimable to Medi-Cal, may be crucial to client care and recovery and they should be provided whenever appropriate. Code 51’s name has been changed to Targeted Case Management (TCM), and an important difference from prior practice is that now TCM services must be listed as an intervention on the client plan whenever TCM will be provided to help a client reach program goals. You can begin using these codes now. Clinicians may use the new codes with the old progress note forms until support staff provides the updated forms, which are available on the shared drive. Pages 56-58 of the new documentation manual will help you understand these important changes. The QI team will be coming out to your team in the next several weeks to provide additional training on this topic. Please feel free to contact us with any questions.

Q TIP FOR QUALITY

You might have noticed that we are now calling our newsletter “Wellness Matters, an E-Journal of San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services.” This is an exciting expansion that will include our Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Services colleagues that have joined with Mental Health Services recently to create Behavioral Health and Recovery Services. From now on, we will include aspects from our entire division. We hope that you enjoy the expanded coverage and learn interesting and valuable things about our new division. As always, feel free to contact me about contributions and suggestions for “Wellness Matters” at mthayer@co.sanmateo.ca.us

A Note From The Editor

E d u c a t i o n & T r a i n i n g GRAND ROUNDS SEPTEMBER 2007

September 11—Mental Health

225 37th Avenue, San Mateo Room 100

12:15-1:30 pm

“Social Psychological Approaches To Modern Racial Bias”

Jennifer L. Eberhardt, Ph.D.

September 18– Mills Peninsula 1783 El Camino Real

Burlingame, CA 12:15-1:45 pm

“OCD: An Update For Clinicians”

Lorrin Koran, M.D.

September 25—Mental Health 225 37th Avenue, San Mateo

Room 100 12:15—1:30 pm

“Dreams”

Loma K. Flowers, M.D.

SAVE THE DATE San Mateo County

Domestic Violence Conference Improving Outreach in Our Diverse Community

Friday, October 12, 2007

8:30 a.m.—2:00 p.m. College of San Mateo

E d u c a t i o n & T r a i n i n g C o n t i n u e d

San Mateo County Mental Health Board

The San Mateo County Mental Health Board meets the first Wednesday of each month from 3-5 P.M.

The next meeting will be held:

September 5, 2007, 3-5 P.M. San Mateo County Health Department

225 37th Avenue - Room 100 San Mateo

On the Agenda for the September MHB Meeting:

Steve Kaplan, Director of Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Services will be presenting the AOD Strategic

Plan: Priorities and Challenges.

Meetings are open to the public.

Questions? Please call 650-573-2544.

For more information about the San Mateo County Mental Health Board, visit:

http://www.smhealth.org/mh

“Learning to Live Well with What We’ve Got”

A wellness and recovery class for people with mental illness taught by people with mental illness

NAMI Peer-to-Peer Education Class begins

Monday, September 10, 2007 in Redwood City!

All classes meet from 1:30 - 3:30pm at the South County Mental Health Clinic on Mondays (except holidays). Last class is November 19th. No cost!

Call 650-638-0800 to register!

Basic Clinical Documentation Training

Mental Health Outpatient Services

Monday, September 24, 2007 1:00 P.M. to 4 P.M.

225 37th Avenue, Room 100

Please register with Sandy Lehman at SLehman@co.sanmateo.ca.us

Thinking about quitting?

Breathe California offers FREE quit smoking classes (and patches!!) for

San Mateo County Residents.

For more information call 650-994-5868 or go to http://www.ggbreathe.org

Pre Registration is Required!

Save the Date!

Intern and Trainee Welcome and Orientation Meeting

When: Friday September 14th from 8:15-12 Where: 225 37th Avenue, Room 100

San Mateo This meeting is mandatory if you are new, and

recommended if you are returning. Breakfast will be served.

The Filipino Mental Health Initiative (FMHI)

Presents:

Looking Through A Different Lens: Cultural Considerations When

Working With Filipinos

September 28, 2007 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m

(Breakfast and lunch will be served.)

Jefferson Union High School District Galleria 699 Serramonte Blvd. Daly City, CA 94015

Speakers: Jei Africa, PsyD and Melen

McBride, Ph.D.

WHAT’S GOING ON?! NEWS QUICKIES

Adult Resource Management has been providing trainings to our supplemental Board & Care operators since May 2001. Topics that have been included are: Suicide Prevention, Medications and Side Effects, Dementia, Elder and Dependent Abuse and Grief Counseling to name a few. Most of our presenters are county employees who take time out of their schedules to provide a 2-hour presentation to our operators, caretakers and some case managers. We also have a potluck on the days that we provide two courses back to back which is a nice way to bring everyone together to share a cultural dish and network with one another. The county provides 20 CEU’s a year as a free service to our operators who need to keep up to date on their licensure requirements. Coming up in the next couple of months are topics such as: the Recovery Model, Smoking Cessation, Burnout and Taking Care of Yourself, Anger Management and Trans-Fats/Nutrition. Trans-Fats/Nutrition is an area that the Health Department is currently focusing on. Suzanne Moore, RN, NP, from North County Mental Health will address the negative impact of trans-fats on heart disease and how we as providers can reduce consumption of trans-fats. She will also give some recommendations as to how to eliminate any use of partially hydrogenated oils in the menus at our Board & Care homes. If you have a hot topic that you would like to present please notify Karen Blesius at (650) 578-7120.

Board and Care Supplemental Training Program

The Community Response Team first started in 1989 with individuals from the Mental Health Division and mental health contractors. Shortly after the team completed six months of training it was called on to respond to the Loma Prieta earthquake. Since then the team has responded to the Oakland Hills fire storm, the Northridge Earthquake and the Alaska Airlines plane crash. Over the years, the team has responded to numerous other community crises. The team also participates in the County Health Department’s disaster planning and exercises as well as the annual San Francisco Airport’s disaster exercise. The goal of the Community Response Team is to provide services to mitigate the psychological reactions to a major community crisis or disaster and to enhance recovery. It is hoped that by providing this brief intervention more serious psychological consequences can be prevented. Although the team is not set up as a first responder, it is available to provide consultation and referrals to other community resources for events that impact a large portion of the community. In some cases, the team may be able to respond to events that have a major psychological impact on a smaller group of people. In order to recruit and train new members of the Community Response Team, a training is schedule with nationally renowned author and trainer Diane Meyers, R.N. M.S.N. She has many years of experience in this field and is an excellent teacher. The training will be held on October 10th and 11th of 2007, in Redwood City. There are a limited number of slots available for this training and we hope to fill them with a representative cross section of our County’s provider community. If you think that you are potentially interested in becoming a member of this team and would like to attend this training, please contact Barbara Medina and provide the following information by fax at 369-1501 or e mail at bmedina@co.sanmateo.ca.us (Note: Barbara can also be reached by phone at (650)599-1008):

♦ Name and contact information (email and phone) ♦ License (license not required) ♦ Current position/employer ♦ Location of office and home ♦ Community connections where you live or work ♦ Language or cultural considerations you would bring

Please register for this training by September 15th.

Community Response Team is Looking for New Members

County Center Event When: September 5, 2007 Time: 11:30- 1:30pm Where: 455 County Center, Superior Courtyard Keynote Speakers: Mike Nevin, Rich Hayward (Correctional Mental Health), Dr. David Gershan, Renee H. (success story) Activities: Panelist and resource tables More info: Nikki Adams 877-5683

This event is open to all!

Lunch will be available for purchase.

College of San Mateo (CSM) Event When: September 14, 2007 Time: 6pm – 9pm Where: CSM, 1700 West Hillsdale Blvd. at the College Theatre Special Guests: Angela Stocker and Lea Greenberg Activities: Viewing of the National Series – “Addiction” More info: Nikki Adams 877-5683

This event is open to all!

Coastside Family Fun Event When: September 22, 2007 Time: 11-3 pm Where: American Legion, 470 Capistrano Road, HMB Activities: Music, clown, keynote speakers – Robin T. from El Centro and Craig W. from Project 90 and resource tables More info: Nikki Adams 877-5683

This event is open to all!

Lunch will be available for purchase.

Pancake Breakfast When: September 28, 2007 Time: 9:30am -12noon Where: St. Andrews, 1600 Santa Lucia, San Bruno Special Guests and activities: Steve Kaplan from Alcohol and Other Drug Services, poetry readings, successful clients will share their stories, resource tables, music, and a raffle More info: Nikki Adams 877-5683

This event is open to all!

Since 2001, San Mateo County has participated in Recovery Happens, the annual Cali-fornia celebration of National Recovery Month. Each September, Recovery Happens events spotlight the need for alcohol and drug abuse prevention, treatment and recovery, and honor both those in recovery and the providers who serve them. Recovery Happens events have been instrumental in elevating public awareness of the high cost of problems associated with harmful substance use and carrying the message that recovery from alcohol and drug use disorders (in all its forms) is possible.

This year’s theme, “Join the Voices of Recovery: Saving Lives, Saving Dollars” will be celebrated at four San Mateo County locations, see below. Please join us and add your voice to the many voices of recovery in San Mateo County. For more information about National Recovery Month, go to: http://www.recoverymonth.gov/

Recovery Happens: Alcohol and Other Drug Services Celebrates Recovery Month!

Upcoming Events In Celebration of Recovery Month

Getting the word out to out community is very important in helping to prepare for the possibility of a severe influenza pandemic. A key operating principle of the planning continues to be one of self-sufficiency. The Health Department has been working hard to develop an informative brochure for that purpose. We would like to direct you and your sector members to an electronic copy of the Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Guide located at the following link:\ http://www.smhealth.org/smc/department/home/0,,1954_569703730_801094298,00.html

What is a Learning Management System (LMS)? It is a web-based application that automates the administration of training, performance management, succession planning, compliance tracking and the storage and delivery of training information within the County. With this new online system, you will be able to: ♦ View upcoming courses and self register online ♦ Search the entire course catalog ♦ View or print your transcript ♦ View the number of training hours you have completed ♦ Assign training to your staff online (if you are a

Manager/Supervisor) ♦ View the number of training hours taken by staff

within your unit (if you are a Manager/Supervisor ) ♦ Track mandatory training due dates, expiration dates,

etc. ♦ Generate several standard reports as well as create

unlimited ad hoc reports ♦ More efficiently manage the implementation of state-

mandated compliance training For more information go to: http://www.co.sanmateo.ca.us/smc/department/home/0,2151,1819_1036238134,00.html

LMS is Coming!

Edgewood’s Turning Point

Program invites you to visit the Transitional Age Youth Drop In

Center!

When: Friday, September 14, 2007 Time: 12:00 P.M. to 5:00 P.M.

Where: 841 San Bruno Avenue, Suite 1 San Bruno, CA

For more information call or email

Michelle Davis 415-375-7626 or mdavis@edgewoodcenter.org

Brief Update

Flu Preparedness Guide Reference

National Registry of Evidence-Based Programs and Practices Adds Information on Former Model Programs Initiative to Website: http://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov/ The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is expanding its National Registry of Evidence Based Programs and Practices Web site by providing information from the agency’s Model Programs Initiative. NREPP is a searchable online registry of mental health and substance abuse interventions that have been reviewed and rated by inde-pendent experts. The registry assists local organizations in identifying interventions that have been scientifically tested and can be readily disseminated to the field. Organizations can search for interventions that fit the needs of their communities. Updated summaries for programs previously labeled as model programs will be found under the “Find Interventions” tab of the NREPP website after they are reviewed under the current NREPP procedures. SAMHSA is also providing the ability to search pro-grams previously labeled as effective and promising. Under “Legacy Programs,” website visitors can browse an alphabetical listing of the 86 effective or promising programs and search based on specific topics, areas of interest, or populations.

SAMHSA

Mental Health Services hosted a monthly seminar series from January to July for staff who are Chinese or Asian and serve the Chinese population within Mental Health and our partner public and nonprofit agencies. The idea for the series originally emerged from discussions with staff as part of outreach for the Mental Health Services Act planning process. Participants (32) for each session were drawn from the Health Department, Mental Health, Aging and Adult Services, San Mateo Medical Center and Clinics and nonprofit community providers. Most of the group participated regularly. The series was funded by the MHSA Cultural Disparity Grants program and an APA/SAMHSA Minority Fellowship grant awarded to Mina Bak, a Resident in the Psychiatry Residency Training Program last year. Philip Tsui, Psy.D., L.C.S.W., served as Facilitator for the series panel presentations and discussions. Presentations included:

• “Face and Shame: Addressing Cultural Issues for Asian American Clients in Mental Health Treatment”

• “Pathological Gambling and Other Addictions Among Chinese”

• “Behind Closed Doors: Trauma, Violence and Abuse in Chinese and Other Asian Communities”

• “Challenges and Expectations of Interpreting Chinese: The Appropriate Use of Interpreters in Clinical Interviews”

• “Inter-Generational Conflicts and the Effects of Varying Acculturation”

If you would like to receive the final report from the seminar series or would like to participate in future activities related to serving the Chinese or Asian population in the County, please contact Louise Rogers, Assistant Director, Mental Health Services, 650.573.2531 or lrogers@co.sanmateo.ca.us.

Chinese Workforce Development Seminar Series By: Jade Moy

Back: Carlin Chi, Louise Rogers, Kimberly Kang, Jaslin Yu, Alice Tong, Maureen Lin, Philip Tsui, Mark Wang. Front: Tammy Siu, Jade Moy, Marsha Fong, Suh-Liang Ou, and Tamia Chan.

When San Mateo County closed the last of its county-operated alcohol services at Crystal Springs on October 17, 1977, Palm Avenue, a Social Model Detoxification Program operated by Janus Recovery opened its doors. In 1987 the contract to operate Palm Avenue was awarded to Horizon Services, Inc. Originally funded to serve men and women withdrawing from alcohol abuse, Palm Avenue began a pilot program in California to serve individuals withdrawing from other drugs as well. Today, operating with 15 beds-more than half of those admitted have also been diagnosed with a co-occurring mental illness. The goal of the program are to 1) stabilize individuals during withdrawal which includes referring those who require it to medical and psychiatric assessment and 2) once stabilized referring residents to recovery and support services. During the past 30 years Palm Avenue has welcomed nearly 50,000 admissions. Horizon Services, Inc. (HSI) is also proud to provide HAALO (Helping Alcoholic and Addicts Learn to Overcome), in partnership with San Mateo County Department of Alcohol and Drug Services, the Maple Street and Safe Harbor shelters. This is program is funded through a Center for Substance Abuse Treatment grant. HSI counselors located in each shelter engage shelter residents who wish to address their alcohol and drug problems by participating in HAALO’s intensive services. After completion of the initial program phase participants are encouraged to return as “alumni” for continuing aftercare services and social activities and to provide support for newer HAALO participants. HSI has been serving the community for 33 years with the mission of reducing alcohol and drug related problems for individuals, families and the community. HIS operates six additional programs in Alameda County that offer a continuum of services including prevention, early intervention, outpatient and residential treatment for youth, families, women and men. In Santa Clara County HSI provides detoxification and residential recovery services for men.

By: Keith Lewis, MA, Executive Director Horizon Services-Palm Avenue Detox By: Keith Lewis, MA, Executive Director

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In the August issue, we said good-bye to Pam Low, LCSW, who was listed incorrectly as an employee of Adult Resource Management. Pam was actually part of Conservatorship Investigation. Our apologies...

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