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Mental Health Matters

About Us

Vision
The MHD transformed mental health system is successful in helping to ensure that residents in need of public mental health services are:
· Physically and emotionally healthy, happy and thriving
· In a safe and permanent living situation
· Part of a loving and supporting social network
· Involved in meaningful school, work, and daily activities
· Free from trouble or causing harm to others
· Safe from harm from the environment or others


Mission
To assist individuals in our community affected by mental illness and serious emotional disturbance to achieve their hopes, dreams and quality of life goals. To accomplish this, services must be delivered in the least restrictive, non-stigmatizing, most accessible environment within a coordinated system of community and self-care, respectful of a person's family and loved ones, language, culture, ethnicity, gender and sexual identity.


Values
We believe without reservation that:
· All people have the right to mental health and well-being
· All people must be treated with fairness, respect, and dignity in a culturally and linguistically competent way
· With effective treatment and support, recovery from mental illness is achievable
· Consumers will actively participate in their own recovery and treatment goals
· Consumers and their families will be at the center in the development, delivery, implementation, and evaluation of their treatment
· The system of care must have a structure and process for ensuring services access to needed services for potential and current consumers
· All people must have access to the highest quality and most effective integrated services

 

Director of Mental Health:  Dr. Nancy Pena