Peer Partner Program Steering Committee Presentation February 16, 2012 Sacramento County Division of Behavioral Health Services Hmong Women s Heritage Association Mental Health America of Northern CA 1
Background Community Support and Services (CSS) component Supported and endorsed by the Mental Health Services Steering Committee and Mental Health Board May 2009 Approved by the State Department of Mental Health June 2009 Request for Proposal (RFP) released October 2009 2
Background con t Contract Agencies: Hmong Women s Heritage Association Mental Health America of Northern California Current Funding: Equal contract amounts of $300,000 Staffing levels: Four (4) Peer Partners and One (1) Program Supervisor for each program 3
Program Overview Purpose Integration of peer staff as an equal member of the multi-disciplinary teams (MDT) at the Adult Psychiatric Support Services (APSS) programs located at Stockton Blvd and Bowling Drive. Provide, coordinate and support positive outcomes to consumers in reaching their goals Target communities which have been historically been underserved, especially the threshold language communities identified by the Division 4
Peer Partner Providers Hmong Women s Heritage Association Hmong Women s Heritage Association Blia Cha, Peer Partner Program Coordinator Mental Health America of Northern CA Stacy Gannon, Peer Partner 5
Hmong Women s Heritage Association (HWHA) HWHA is a non-profit organization committed to empowering Hmong Women and their families in the Sacramento region to lead healthy lives. We provide culturally sensitive programs and services that educate and support families as they thrive. 6
HWHA Peer Partners 7
Peer Partner Program Services Wellness and Recovery Action Plan Resource area in the clinic One-on-one Peer support Peer support groups 8
Group Surveys 9
Group Survey Data Group Type N=118 Number Percent Depression Support 77 65.25% Medication Support 55 46.61% Bipolar Support 48 40.68% Self Esteem Support 41 34.75% Benefit Support 39 33.05% Employment Group 30 25.42% Women s Support 29 24.58% WRAP 28 23.73% Anger Management 27 22.88% Weight Loss Support 23 19.49% Other Support 23 19.49% Art Therapy Support 15 12.71% Computer Lab 8 6.78% Men s Support 7 5.93% LGBTQ 5 4.24% 10
Group survey data cont Other Support mentioned included: Other specify ADHD Advocacy Anxiety Anxiety Anxiety and stress management Anxiety/PTSD support Benefits SSI support Borderline personality DO Borderline support group Counseling Drugs Family therapy Financial support, learning balance checkbook and pay bills Outpatient MH group, psychotherapy, marriage counseling support/family children support counseling PTSD PTSD/psychosis Sacport School support Single parents Social security 11
Peer Support 12
Mental Health America of Northern California Cast from the shackles which bound them, this bell shall ring out hope for the mentally ill and victory over mental illness (Bell s Inscription) Our mission is to improve the lives of individuals living in diverse communities through advocacy, education, research and culturallyrelevant services. We provide peer services that foster recovery and reduce stigma and discrimination. We are a consumer-directed and consumer-operated agency. 13
Peer Partner Program Philosophy: Goals: Provide peer recovery support services to adult clients receiving mental health services (1) encourage self-advocacy (2) foster independence (3) improve individual service outcomes (4) provide education and resources for the client, family and community (5) eliminate discrimination and reduce stigma for those seeking services 14
Mental Health America of Northern CA & the Peer Partner Program Our agency employs four culturally-diverse peers who all have lived experience and are dedicated to the promotion of wellness and recovery in their own lives, and in the lives of those they serve Among us, our language capacity is Spanish, Cambodian and English We are divided equally between the two clinics, working as a cohesive team with Hmong Women s Heritage Association s Peer Partners Inter-agency client success story Personal recovery background 15
THANK YOU Questions? 16