The County of Santa Clara Behavioral Health Board is now
accepting Community Hero Awards Nominations.
Our intent is to recognize eleven (11)
members/organizations who have made an extraordinary difference and
improved the quality of lives by supporting people and/or their families with
behavioral health challenges. The nomination period will close on February
28, 2021. Please visit the link here to submit a nomination: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2021heroesawards
For additional information or help with completing the nomination form, please contact Jessie Ferguson I 408.885.3642
I jessie.ferguson@hhs.sccgov.org
Hero
Award Categories:
Agency: An agency whose services for individuals with behavioral
health challenges are consumer & family-focused, professional, caring,
compassionate, and innovative. The agency goes beyond the standard
services/treatment and truly seeks to improve a client’s/consumer’s quality of
life.
Consumer/Client: An individual who has received behavioral health
services, has demonstrated impressive personal achievements and has provided
hope, inspiration or knowledge to others facing similar challenges.
Educator: A professional educator who has taken extra steps in providing
behavioral health services by going beyond their job description. Nominee may
be an instructor, behavioral health professional, coach, counselor, etc.
Elected Official: A current elected official who has provided exemplary
service in advocating for those with behavioral health challenges and/or
working to eliminate the stigma and stereotypes that surround the disease.
Faith-Based: A faith-based organization that has provided extraordinary
services, which include community support activities.
Family Member: An individual who has a family member that receives
behavioral health services and who has contributed to improving the lives of
families who are impacted by behavioral health challenges through advocacy,
programs, or activities that reach beyond their own family circumstances to
have an impact on the community and/or service delivery system.
Media: A Media Community Hero would provide helpful information to guide
people to mental health treatment, i.e., they would be helpful and not harmful
in providing useful reporting and successfully follow the national suicide
prevention guidelines.
Mover and Shaker: A person who has recognized critical behavioral health
needs in the greater community and has acted by creating and promoting
collaborative innovative and creative initiatives that serve those in need.
Young Mover and Shaker: A person under the age of 26 who has recognized
critical behavioral health needs in the greater community and has acted by
creating and promoting collaborative innovative and creative initiatives that
serve those in need.
Program: A behavioral health program that provides unique services
which have had an extraordinary impact on consumers, family members, and
community.
Volunteer: An individual who has made an impact on the behavioral health
community and is not compensated monetarily for their efforts.
Additional Award Criteria:
A. Behavioral Health Board members and their families are not eligible for
nominations.
B. Nominations are preferred for recent activity but a long term activity
or service may be recognized.
C. Awards are limited to nominees who either reside in or provide services in
the County of Santa Clara.
All nominations will be reviewed by the Behavioral Health Board
Selection Committee. The final award recipients will be voted on by the
Behavioral Health Board. Awards will be presented to the selected
recipients at the Annual Behavioral Health Community Heroes Awards to be held
virtually via Zoom on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 12:00 – 1:30 pm.