Community Human Services

ORGANIZATION PROVIDES AT RISK YOUTH, INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN MONTEREY COUNTY WITH HIGH QUALITY, LOW-COST AND CONFIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE, MENTAL HEALTH AND HOMELESS SERVICES. CHS IS A JOINT POWERS AUTHORITY AND 501(C)(3).

GENESIS HOUSE IS A STATE LICENSED RESIDENTIAL DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR ADULTS WITH 28 BEDS FOR MEN AND WOMEN AND 8 BEDS FOR PERINATAL (PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM) WOMEN. SIX CHILDREN UP TO THE AGE OF 5 MAY LIVE WITH THEIR MOTHERS WHILE THEY ARE IN TREATMENT. SERVICES INCLUDE MEDICALLY SUPERVISED DETOXIFICATION AND ONGOING MEDICAL SUPPORT, ASSESSMENT, TREATMENT PLANNING, INDIVIDUAL, GROUP AND FAMILY COUNSELING, RELAPSE PREVENTION, PARENTING EDUCATION, DISCHARGE PLANNING, REFERRALS TO ANCILLARY SERVICES AND AFTERCARE. THE CO-ED PROGRAM TREATED 290 INDIVIDUALS WITH 7,762 DAYS OF SERVICE, WHILE THE PERINATAL PROGRAM SERVED 5 INDIVIDUALS WITH 184 DAYS OF SERVICE. GENESIS HOUSE IS ACCREDITED BY CARF (COMMISSION ON THE ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES). IT IS FUNDED BY MONTEREY COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH (MEDI-CAL), PRIVATE GRANTS AND DONATIONS. DUE TO COVID-19 THE PROGRAM SAW A DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS ADMITTED DUE TO SOCIAL DISTANCING AND QUARANTINE REQUIREMENTS, THOUGH NOT AS MUCH AS THE PRIOR YEAR.

MONTEREY PENINSULA AND SALINAS VALLEY STREET OUTREACH PROGRAMS PROVIDE TRAUMA-INFORMED COUNSELING AND STREET OUTREACH SERVICES TO RUNAWAY AND HOMELESS YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES ON THE MONTEREY PENINSULA AND IN THE SALINAS VALLEY. SERVICES INCLUDE DISTRIBUTION OF BASIC NEEDS ITEMS SUCH AS FOOD, CLOTHING AND HYGIENE PRODUCTS, ASSESSMENT OF NEEDS, COUNSELING AND CASE MANAGEMENT, HOUSING NAVIGATION, LINKAGES TO INCOME, EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCATION, REFERRAL TO HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES, AND INFORMATION AND REFERRAL TO OTHER COMMUNITY SERVICES. THE PROGRAMS SERVED 174 INDIVIDUALS WITH 11,126 UNITS OF SERVICE. PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED BY HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT (HUD), CALIFORNIA OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES (CAL-OES), BEHAVIORAL HEALTH, AND PRIVATE GRANTS AND DONATIONS (MONETARY AND IN-KIND).SAFE PLACE PROVIDES AN OVERNIGHT SHELTER AND DAY DROP-IN CENTER FOR HOMELESS YOUTH BETWEEN THE AGES 18 AND 24. YOUTH HAVE ACCESS TO BEDS, FOOD, CLOTHING, SHOWERS, LAUNDRY, AS WELL AS COUNSELING AND REFERRALS TO COMMUNITY SERVICES. IT IS FUNDED BY A COMMUNITY ACTION PARTNERSHIP GRANT FROM SOCIAL SERVICES AND PRIVATE GRANTS AND DONATIONS. THE SHELTER SERVED 40 INDIVIDUALS WITH 290 BED NIGHTS. SHELTER CAPACITY WAS REDUCED THIS YEAR FOR SOCIAL DISTANCING DUE TO COVID-19, THOUGH NOT AS MUCH AS THE PRIOR YEAR.THE OUTPATIENT TREATMENT CENTERS OFFER COMPREHENSIVE SUBTANCE USE DISORDER ASSESSMENT, MEDICAL EVALUATION, INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT PLANNING, INDIVIDUAL, GROUP AND FAMILY COUNSELING, TRAUMA AND CRISIS COUNSELING, RELAPSE PREVENTION AND COPING SKILLS, DISCHARGE PLANNING AND CONTINUING CARE SUPPORT GROUPS. IT ALLOWS INDIVIDUALS TO RECEIVE TREATMENT FOR DRUG OR ALCOHOL ADDICTION WHILE CONTINUING WITH THEIR DAILY ACTIVITIES SUCH AS SCHOOL OR WORK. THE CENTERS ARE FUNDED BY MEDI-CAL, CLIENT FEES, PRIVATE GRANTS AND DONATIONS. THE PROGRAM SERVED 665 INDIVIDUALS WITH 203,632 UNITS OF COUNSELING. SERVICES WERE PROVIDED PRIMARILY IN PERSON, THOUGH DUE TO ONGOING COVID-19, SOME WERE VIA TELEHEALTH.THE DAISY PROGRAM (DRUG AND ALCOHOL INTERVENTION SERVICES FOR YOUTH) PROVIDES SUBSTANCE ABUSE INTERVENTION AND GANG EDUCATION TO AT-RISK YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES UTILIZING THE EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM "THE SEVEN CHALLENGES." IT IS FUNDED BY THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT, THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT, PRIVATE GRANTS AND DONATIONS. THE PROGRAM SERVED 129 INDIVIDUALS WITH 2,161 UNITS OF COUNSELING. IN-PERSON SERVICES RESUMED THIS YEAR.SAFE PASSAGE IS A 6 BED, CO-ED TRANSITIONAL SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM FOR HOMELESS YOUTH AND YOUTH AGING OUT OF THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM, AGES 18 TO 24. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES ONGOING ASSESSMENT, LIFE SKILLS EDUCATION AND CASE MANAGEMENT AIMED AT PROVIDING YOUTH WITH A SOLID FOUNDATION FOR TRANSITIONING OUT OF HOMELESSNESS AND INTO INDEPENDENT ADULTHOOD. IT IS FUNDED BY HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, CLIENT RENTS, PRIVATE GRANTS AND DONATIONS. THE PROGRAM SERVED 12 INDIVIDUALS WITH 1,282 DAYS OF SERVICE. THE PARENT EDUCATION PROGRAM PROVIDES PARENTING EDUCATION CLASSES USING THE EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULA "NURTURING PARENTING PROGRAM AND "CONNECT PARENTING." IT IS FUNDED BY THE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT, SOCIAL SERVICES, PRIVATE GRANTS AND DONATIONS. THE PROGRAM SERVED 162 INDIVIDUALS WITH 744 CLASSES. DUE TO COVID-19, SERVICES WERE PROVIDED VIA ONLINE PLATFORM.THE PATHWAYS TO SAFETY PROGRAM FACILITATES CHANGE IN THE FOSTER CARE SYSTEM AND REDUCES FOSTER CARE PLACEMENTS THROUGH EARLY INTERVENTION WITH FAMILIES REPORTED FOR SUSPECTED CHILD ABUSE WHERE REMOVING THE CHILDREN FROM HOME IS NOT WARRANTED BUT WHERE THE FAMILY IS AT HIGH RISK FOR FUTURE CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES ACTION. IT IS FUNDED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES, PRIVATE GRANTS AND DONATIONS. THIS PROGRAM ENDED MID-YEAR DUE TO LOSS OF FUNDING WHILE SOCIAL SERVICES REASSESSES PROGRAM PRIORITIES.THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM PROVIDES PSYCHO-EDUCATIONAL GROUP COUNSELING TO SELF-REFERRED AND COURT-ORDERED INDIVIDUALS. IT IS FUNDED BY CLIENT FEES, PRIVATE GRANTS AND DONATIONS. THE PROGRAM SERVED 53 INDIVIDUALS WITH 164 COUNSELING UNITS. IN-PERSON SERVICES RESUMED THIS YEAR.THE SUPERVISED VISITATION PROGRAM PROVIDES VISITATION AND EXCHANGE SERVICES TO SELF-REFERRED AND COURT-ORDERED NON-CUSTODIAL PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN. IT IS FUNDED BY CLIENT FEES, PRIVATE GRANTS AND DONATIONS. THE PROGRAM SERVED 69 INDIVIDUALS WITH 374 VISITING HOURS. IN-PERSON SERVICES RESUMED THIS YEAR.SOBER LIVING IS COMPRISED OF TWO SOBER LIVING ENVIRONMENTS FOR MEN AND WOMEN IN EARLY RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE. SONOMA HOUSE IS A 5 BED RESIDENTIAL HOME FOR WOMEN AND ELM HOUSE IS AN 8 BED RESIDENTIAL HOME FOR MEN. THE PROGRAM PROVIDES A SAFE PLACE FOR WOMEN AND MEN TO RE-ESTABLISH THEMSELVES IN THE COMMUNITY WHILE MAINTAINING THEIR SOBRIETY. IT IS FUNDED BY CLIENT RENTS, PRIVATE GRANTS AND DONATIONS. THE PROGRAM SERVED 28 INDIVIDUALS WITH 4,044 DAYS OF SERVICE.SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION PROGRAM (SUPP) IS A SCHOOL-BASED COUNSELING PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS. THE PROGRAM AIMS TO PROVIDE SOCIO-EMOTIONAL SUPPORT TO STUDENTS AND TO ADDRESS AND IDENTIFY SUBSTANCE USE AND ABUSE ISSUES. THE PROGRAM FOCUSES ON SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION, ANGER MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES, AND PROVIDES ADDITIONAL SUPPORT TO ALL PARTICIPANTS. SERVICES INCLUDE INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP COUNSELING, CONSULTATION WITH PARENTS/TEACHERS/ SCHOOL STAFF, STUDENT AND PARENT PRESENTATIONS, INFORMATION AND REFERRALS, YATV (YOUTH ALTERNATIVES TO VIOLENCE) PROGRAM FOR SELF-REFERRED, SUSPENDED AND/OR EXPELLED STUDENTS, ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION TEAM (ADAPT), A STUDENT-CENTERED APPROACH TO SUBSTANCE USE PREVENTION, AND THE SEVEN CHALLENGES DRUG INTERVENTION PROGRAM. NEW LAST YEAR WAS THE ADDITION OF VAPE OFFENSE WORKSHOPS. THE PROGRAM PROVIDED 884 INDIVIDUALS IN THE SALINAS UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT, KING CITY UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT, SANTA RITA UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT AND NORTH MONTEREY COUNTY UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT WITH 5,004 UNITS OF SERVICE. IN-PERSON SERVICES RESUMED THIS YEAR.CASA DE NOCHE BUENA IS A HOMELESS SHELTER FOR WOMEN AND FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN WHICH STARTED ACCEPTING GUESTS IN JANUARY 2021. THE SHELTER PROVIDES MEALS, CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, TRANSPORTATION, LAUNDRY FACILITIES AND ASSISTANCE WITH LOCATING PERMANENT HOUSING FOR GUESTS. THE PROGRAM SERVED 76 INDIVIDUALS WITH 6,022 BED NIGHTS. DUE TO COVID-19, THE PROGRAM SAW A DECREASE IN THE NUMBER OF CLIENTS ADMITTED DUE TO SOCIAL DISTANCING AND QUARANTINE REQUIREMENTS, THOUGH NOT AS MUCH AS THE PRIOR YEAR.MICRO-INNOVATION IS A CULTURALLY SPECIFIC COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM INTENDED TO CONNECT UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES.

OFF MAIN CLINIC PROVIDES METHADONE MAINTENANCE AND DETOXIFICATION SERVICES TO ADULTS SUFFERING FROM ADDICTION TO HEROIN AND OTHER OPIATES, INCLUDING PRESCRIPTION PILLS. THE CLINIC IS STATE LICENSED AND ACCREDITED BY CARF (COMMISSION ON THE ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES). METHADONE MAINTENANCE IS A COMPREHENSIVE TREATMENT PROGRAM THAT INVOLVES THE LONG-TERM PRESCRIBING OF METHADONE AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE OPIOID ON WHICH THE CLIENT WAS DEPENDENT. CENTRAL TO THE TREATMENT IS COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT AND OTHER MEDICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL SERVICES. METHADONE SUPPRESSES OPIOID WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS, REDUCES CRAVINGS FOR OPIOIDS, DOES NOT INDUCE INTOXICATION (I.E. SEDATION OR EUPHORIA) AND REDUCES THE EUPHORIC EFFECTS OF OTHER OPIOIDS SUCH AS HEROIN. THE CLINIC TREATED 414 INDIVIDUALS WITH 63,437 DOSES OF ORAL METHADONE, NARCAN AND BUPRENORPHRINE AND 327,455 MINUTES OF COUNSELING. IT IS FUNDED BY MEDI-CAL, THE VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION, CLIENT FEES, PRIVATE GRANTS AND DONATIONS.

THE FAMILY SERVICE CENTERS OFFER OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO PEOPLE OF ALL AGES FOR EMOTIONAL AND MENTAL ILLNESS. TREATMENT CONSISTS OF BRIEF, OUTCOME-FOCUSED THERAPY USING EVIDENCE-BASED BEST PRACTICES SUCH AS COGNITIVE BEHAVIORAL THERAPY, SEEKING SAFETY AND MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING. SERVICES INCLUDE ASSESSMENT, INDIVIDUAL, GROUP AND FAMILY COUNSELING, CASE MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION AND REFERRAL TO ANCILLARY SERVICES. THE COUNSELING ADDRESSES A VARIETY OF ISSUES SUCH AS DEPRESSION, ANXIETY, POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, CHILD ABUSE, BODY IMAGE, GENDER IDENTITY, GRIEF AND LOSS. THE PROGRAMS ARE ACCREDITED BY CARF (COMMISSION ON THE ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES). ADDITIONAL MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS INCLUDE SUPERKIDS/SUPERTEENS, A SCHOOL-BASED COUNSELING PROGRAM, PEER-RUN SUPPORT GROUPS FOR FAMILIES AND LOVED ONES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH MENTAL ILLNESS (A PARTNERSHIP WITH NAMI), AND CULTURALLY SPECIFIC OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT INTENDED TO CONNECT UNDERSERVED POPULATIONS WITH MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. THE CENTER SERVED 710 INDIVIDUALS WITH 191,497 UNITS OF COUNSELING. THE PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED BY MEDI-CAL, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT FUNDING, CLIENT FEES, PRIVATE GRANTS AND DONATIONS. DUE TO COVID-19 SOME SERVICES ARE STILL BEING PROVIDED VIA TELEHEALTH, THOUGH IN-PERSON SERVICES HAVE GREATLY INCREASED OVER THE PRIOR YEAR.