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Grant Award
The State Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (ADP) has awarded BHCS a Strategic Prevention Framework State Incentive Grant (SPF SIG) that will target the community of Livermore for the purpose of reducing underage and excessive drinking among youth and young adults ages 12 to 25 years old. The strategies to be used will mainly be environmental in nature, e.g. enhanced enforcement of laws against selling alcohol to underage buyers, nuisance party laws, DUI enforcement, responsible beverage service training and enforcement, social host ordinances, youth mapping community environment, etc.
The term of the SPF SIG grant is April 1, 2012 to September 28, 2015 for a total of $380,000 ($95,000 per year). The grant will be led by the Berkeley based agency, Prevention Research Center (PRC), and BHCS will assist in the oversight for Livermore.
South County Crisis Response Has Moved
South County Crisis Response has moved to 409 Jackson St. Hayward, CA 94544 effective 3/22/12. The administrative phone number is (510) 891-5600. QIC code is 50801. Business hours are 8:30-5:00 M-F.
Impact Of Health Reform On Alameda County
Please learn more about the impact of health reform on Alameda County by reading Projecting the Impact of the Affordable Care Act on California by Peter Long and Jonathan Gruber (courtesy of Wilma Chan, Alameda County Board of Supervisors)
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Alameda County & City of Berkeley MHSA Prevention & Early Intervention (PEI) Statewide Plan Update is available for Public Comment
This update includes changes to the Prevention & Early Intervention (PEI) Statewide Plan. Members of the public may review the update here. Please submit comments to mhsa@acbhcs.org. All substantive comments will be included in the final submission to the California State Department of Mental Health.
New Fax Number For TAY referrals (510) 383-2820
A Message from ACBHCS, Addressing LGBTQ Transitional Age Youth Rising Incidents of Suicides
CHOICES for Community Living “is a large scale pilot project in Alameda County’s Adult mental health system. Its primary objectives are to promote wellness and recovery for mental health consumer participants and to bring about organizational transformation directly.”
Transition Age Youth System of Care
Children's System of Care
The Children’s System of Care (CSOC) 2009-2012 Strategic Plan and EPSDT expansion and augmentation guideline are available.
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BHCS Office of Consumer Relations
One page summary of the BHCS Office of Consumer Relations.
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BHCS Office of Family Relations
One page summary of the BHCS Office of Family Relations.
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BHCS Co-Occurring Conditions Initiative
One page summary of the BHCS Co-Occurring Conditions Initiative.
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BHCS re-accredited as a physician CME Provider:
The Institute for Medical Quality/California Medical Association’s Committee on Continuing Medical Education (CME) is pleased to award Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services with a four-year accreditation, expiring March 31, 2013, as a result of your accreditation survey, written application and activity file evidence you provided to demonstrate compliance with the accreditation standards and policies.
ACBHCS - African American Utilization Study Project
ACBHCS Cultural Competency Committee begins a Utilization Study Project to address the behavioral health care needs of the African American community.
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Mission Statement
Our mission is to maximize the recovery, resilience and wellness of all eligible Alameda County residents who are developing or experiencing serious mental health, alcohol or drug concerns.
Mandated Services
The level of mandated services is prescribed by AB 1288 and related Realignment legislation. AB 1288 requires the County to fund Mental Health Services up to amounts received via its Realignment allocation, mandated matching funds set according to a base year and any applicable third party revenues that are available. The mandated services that are required to be funded include: psychiatric crisis or emergency care, inpatient care, outpatient/day care, case management, conservatorship, administration and evaluation. Within these seven mandated service areas, there are a variety of specific mandates such as staffing standards, quality assurance standards, and a host of reporting and general practice standards.
Discretionary funding has been used to augment the seven basic departmental services and other program services, such as housing support services and Community-Based Organization stabilization. Continuation of this funding level and service support is at the discretion of the Board of Supervisors.
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