Mental Health Association Of Alamed A County

Family caregiver advocacy and support services - responded to 1,196 telephone calls, drop-in visits or e-mail messages - consulted with family caregivers of family caregivers of people being served in the county psychiatric emergency or inpatient services. Family education and resource center ferc assists family caregivers of children, adolescents and adults with serious emotional disturbances or mental illness in all regions of alameda county by providing information, education, hope and support to 1,268 unique family caregivers during fiscal year 2024-2025. Ferc also provided section 5150 allows involuntary detention for evaluation and treatment trainings for family caregivers and users and providers of mental health services and helped train law enforcement personnel in crisis intervention.

Patient's rights advocacy services in marin county & acbhcs funding: patient's rights advocacy services in marin county - our advocates represented psychiatric hospital inpatients in 195 hearings regarding certification for up to 14 additional days of involuntary treatment, 38 hearings regarding capacity to consent to or refuse medication, and responded to 891 calls for information and 26 complaints. Acbhcs funding for stipends, conferences and special training to enable persons using mental health services and their family caregivers to fully participate in program planning and oversight. African american family outreach project workshops on mental illness a nd substance use disorders are held to assist families in helping a family member who is affected by one or both of these conditions.