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San Mateo County Workforce Development and Prevention Early Intervention

San Mateo County Workforce Development and Prevention Early Intervention. Linking Efforts to Improve Care and Create a Recovery Oriented System of Care kdempsey@smcgov.org. San Mateo Workforce Development and Education Smchealth.org/bhrs/wet. Workforce Development Priorities.

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San Mateo County Workforce Development and Prevention Early Intervention

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  1. San Mateo County Workforce Development and Prevention Early Intervention Linking Efforts to Improve Care and Create a Recovery Oriented System of Care kdempsey@smcgov.org

  2. San Mateo Workforce Development and EducationSmchealth.org/bhrs/wet

  3. Workforce Development Priorities • Lived Experience Workforce Development • Workforce of the Future – Diversity and Youth • WRAP • Trauma-Informed Care • Treatment of Co-Occurring Conditions

  4. Suicide Prevention • People with co-occurring conditions account for 69% of completed suicides in San Mateo County • Applied Suicide Prevention Skills Training – funded via PEI – Technical Assistance and Capacity Building. Trained four trainers, one more trained via Cal MHSA funding. • Mental Health First Aid – WET funding to address cultural competence. MHFA brings early intervention to diverse communities and reduces health disparities.

  5. Suicide Prevention • Campus presentations on suicide prevention has resulted in student contact with behavioral health staff and has increased interest in the field. • Training embedded into the Suicide Prevention Monthly Meeting and regional Bay Area Suicide and Crisis Intervention.

  6. Trauma-informed Care • Some early funding of Transformative Life Skills • PEI funding to provide Seeking Safety to Youth – training provided by Dr. Najavits and through in-house trainers and consultation • Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics – Building a trauma-informed youth system of care using the work of Dr. Bruce Perry • Funded through PEI – Technical Assistance and Capacity Building • Thirty eight in Phase 1; Will have ten trainers in Phase 2 – Create sustainability

  7. Prevention and Recovery in Early Psychosis • Train our Prevention and Recovery in Early Intervention (PREP) in NMT • PREP staff have trained BHRS and contract staff in some basics of CBT for psychosis. Staff skills in recognizing early psychosis has improved as referral pathway between PREP and programs/clinics and agencies have improved.

  8. Lived Experience in the Workforce • Lived Experience Trainers have participated in prevention efforts in ways which have provided additional perspective for clinicians and community members training in prevention topics • Suicide Prevention Programming – SP Forums • NMT – the impact of trauma on youth • PREP – Important of early intervention • Mental Health First Aid – People with Lived Experience have become trainers.

  9. Media • Digital stories and Photo Voice created by people with lived experience as PEI efforts for the community are also being used by trainers to educate on client-centered responding around topics such as suicide, depression, eating disorders, sexuality, and immigration, among other topics

  10. Intention: Build a comprehensive continuous system of care which addresses complexity among our communities by supporting recovery and wellness in prevention, early intervention and treatment.

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