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Our CEO, Mark Cloutier, recently went live on Facebook for a brief discussion on how to work towards emotional wellness and manage post-election stress, holiday stress, and the stress of increasing COVID infection rates.
If you weren’t able to join us, you can watch it now here.
Mark has shared his six tips to improve emotional health and bolster immune functioning before, but we encourage you to review them again and work towards them:
1. Connect regularly with family and friends. A virtual conversation is better than no conversation.
2. Exercise at least 60 minutes a day. Note this doesn’t mean 60 minutes of continuous exercise, rather the total amount accumulated throughout your day.
3. Sleep at least seven to eight hours a night in a cool and dark place. Turn off light-emitting devices two hours before bedtime for the best sleep.
4. Practice mindfulness 20 minutes a day to find comfort in the present moment.
5. Eat healthy, whole foods that nourish and fuel your body for optimal performance. Similarly, consider increasing water intake and decreasing consumption of sugar-laden, caffeinated, or alcoholic beverages.
6. Seek mental health support if you notice persistent or increasing symptoms. Please contact your health care provider to be connected to a mental health professional. If you are in crisis, please contact a crisis hotline.
San Mateo County, in response to the COVID-19 crisis, has created a strategic draft plan for the long-term recovery: SMC Recovery Initiative.
Earlier this month, Thrive hosted a virtual community conversation to give nonprofit leaders the opportunity to review and provide input on the draft.
Our CEO, Mark Cloutier, participated in the event and shared his perspective as a mental health provider in the county. You may hear Mark’s remarks here.
On September 8, 2020, Mark Cloutier, our CEO, participated in the Daily Journal’s virtual health fair.
Mark kicked the event off with a discussion of six ways to improve emotional health and bolster immunity during the pandemic.
View his remarks here.
July 22, 2020
Dear Friends,
Right now, there’s a dramatic increase in need for mental health and substance use services as a result of the pandemic. An emergency distress hotline recently reported a greater than 1,000 percent increase in demand over last year, which is just one indicator pointing to a looming crisis. But there’s hope and you can make a difference.
I’m writing to personally ask you to support the Caminar Mental Health Regional Response Fund for crucial mental health services for Bay Area families and adults who are in crisis. The next six months are critical—we must raise an additional $500,000 to continue to serve our suffering neighbors in a safe environment.
As the pandemic spread, Caminar’s essential services never stopped. In March, we immediately pivoted to tele-health. For clients who needed in-person services, staff were equipped with PPE and protocols were implemented to keep the organization and our community safe. You were there for your neighbors with your past support and they need you now more than ever before.
This fund will help Jasmine,* whose family wanted you to receive this message about her recent progress:
“ Thanks for staying with Jasmine through the tough times and working so well as a team to meet her needs. The person we previously knew is recognizable again. You were a great part of this change. Thank you!”
You help Jasmine and more than 20,000 people just like her when you support Caminar. Your gift today will help protect our Bay Area community from additional suffering.
Now, more than ever, access to mental health care saves lives. Thank you for taking action today to ensure our most vulnerable neighbors receive the care they deserve.
Sincerely,
Mark Cloutier, MPP, MPH
Chief Executive Officer, Caminar
*name changed to protect client privacy
PS: Will you be there for your struggling neighbors? Please give your most generous gift possible and provide crucial mental health services for Bay Area families and adults in crisis right now.
We recently hosted our first Facebook Live: A conversation with Mark on mental health matters.
Catch it on our Caminar Facebook Page and be sure to “like” and share it!
May 12, 2020
Dear Friends,
How are you? Does the spring weather boost your mood and give you hope? It’s an ideal time to open your windows, go for a walk, or somehow find a way to bring spring—a season of renewal—into your life. Be kind to yourself and acknowledge all the ways you are helping to mitigate the impact of this crisis.
May is mental health awareness month. Now, more than ever, mental health matters. Mental health and substance use disorders increase substantially during, following, and peak at one year after a natural disaster. A recent report estimates 75,000 additional deaths of despair due to suicide and severe substance addiction. This estimate is above the projected death rates due to COVID-19 alone.
At Caminar, we want to do everything we can to prevent those additional deaths. We are positioned to tackle the growing need for mental health and substance abuse treatment for the most vulnerable individuals in our community, right now.
What about you? Are you taking care of yourself? Have you positioned yourself to tackle our current environment? Each Friday, I share with the entire Caminar team these five ways to renew one’s body and mind and manage through uncertainty:
Connect regularly with family and friends. A virtual conversation is better than no conversation.
Exercise at least 60 minutes a day. Note this doesn’t mean 60 minutes of continuous exercise, rather the total amount accumulated throughout your day.
Sleep at least seven to eight hours a night in a cool and dark place. Turn off light-emitting devices two hours before bedtime for the best sleep.
Practice mindfulness 20 minutes a day to find comfort in the present moment.
Eat healthy, whole foods that nourish and fuel your body for optimal performance. Similarly, consider increasing water intake and decreasing consumption of sugar-laden, caffeinated, or alcoholic beverages.
Take care of yourselves and your families. If you or a loved one are struggling more significantly, remind yourself of the signs that may indicate a mental illness and reach out to the resources and services that are available.
I thank you for your ongoing support of Caminar, our divisions, and our work to improve the health and wellness of our community. We are available if you need us. Connect with us by phone at 1-650-372-4080 or email at info@caminar.org.
Take good care,
Mark Cloutier, MPP, MPH
Chief Executive Officer
PS: If you can support our community with a financial contribution, we invite you to donate. Your gift will be used right away to provide life-changing, science-based, and compassionate mental health and substance use services to individuals and families in need in the Bay Area. A gift of any size will make a difference today!
May 5, 2020
Dear Friends,
Are you feeling a bit of relief with the slight easing of restrictions this week? I hope you find comfort in the present and appreciate the greater good in the sacrifices you continue to make -- know that you are saving the lives of others by staying home. Thank you!
Each May, we recognize mental health awareness month and work to increase conversation and reduce stigma around mental health. Now, more than ever, mental health matters.
Nearly one in five adults in the United States lives with a mental illness.
As many as one in six children in the United States between the ages of 6 and 17 has a treatable mental health disorder.
Mental health and substance use disorders increase substantially during, following, and peak at one year after a natural disaster.
Similarly, increased substance use and mental health disorders are prevalent during and following a quarantine period.
What can you do?
Talk about it. Normalizing talking about difficult emotions and feelings, such as stress, grief, or loss, so as to help others do the same. Share your stories as widely as you feel comfortable.
Check in. Ask friends, family, and neighbors who may be at risk if they are okay.
Know the signs. Changes in behavior, excessive worry, substance abuse, and many more signs may indicate a mental illness. Educate yourself and others.
Ask for help. Or help others ask for help. Resources and services are available and willing to help.
Give back. If you are able to support our community with a financial contribution right now, we invite you to join #GivingTuesdayNow. Your gift will be utilized right away to provide life-changing, science-based, and compassionate mental health and substance use services to individuals and families in the Bay Area. A gift of any size will make a difference today!
Take care of yourselves and your families. If you or a loved one are struggling more significantly with mental health or behavioral health concerns, please see the list of resources in the “What can you do?” part of this email above.
I thank you for your ongoing support of Caminar, our divisions, and our work to improve the health and wellness of our community. Please reach out if you need anything; we are available by phone at 1-650-372-4080 or email at info@caminar.org.
Stay healthy,
Mark Cloutier, MPP, MPH
Chief Executive Officer
P.S. If you find this information valuable, we invite you to support Caminar’s work with a donation. #GivingTuesdayNow
April 30, 2020
Dear Friends,
Are you hanging in there? Staying put in our homes leaves us at odds with our best instincts. We cherish our freedom of movement. Many of our favorite activities have been replaced with virtual versions, leaving us longing for the joy of being face-to-face with the people we care about most. Be kind to yourself. When you experience moments of frustration or feelings of isolation, please remember that you are literally saving lives through your sacrifice.
I hope you were able to join our virtual Circle of Support event last Friday with nationally-recognized child and adolescent psychiatrist Jess Shatkin. Dr. Shatkin discussed mental health now and beyond COVID-19. A friend emailed her reaction shortly after the event:
“Dr. Shatkin was fantastic. I used some of his advice already when my daughter told me about the cancellation of her summer camp. I was able to get out of my ‘I need to fix it’ mode and give her the sympathy she needs; it’s okay to feel bummed.”
Among other things, Dr. Shatkin reminded us to put on our own oxygen masks first. If we as adults aren’t able to take care of ourselves, we certainly cannot take care of the people who rely upon us. Steps to protect ourselves first include:
Get dressed every day
Manage one’s own anxiety
Limit news and social media
Stay in touch with friends and family
Make fun plans
Maintain healthy habits around sleep, exercise, eating, and drinking
Expect some regression
For children, adolescents, and young adults in our lives, Dr. Shatkin suggests we encourage them to do the same things. Additionally, we can:
Empathize with their losses
Validate their disappointment
Role model positively
Help with distance schooling
I encourage you to watch his engaging and information-packed presentation here if you weren’t able to join us on Friday. Send me an email with what you learned from Dr. Shatkin—my team and I would love to know!
As a reminder, if you or a loved one are struggling with mental health or behavioral health concerns, please see the resources link at the bottom of this email.
Take care of yourselves and your families and thank you for your ongoing support of Caminar and our programs.Please contact us if you need anything by calling 1-650-372-4080 or emailing us at info@caminar.org.
Take good care,
Mark Cloutier, MPP, MPH
Chief Executive Office
P.S. If you find this information valuable, we invite you to support Caminar’s work with a donation.
This is an unsettling time for many community members. We urge you to look after your own mental health and the mental health of your loved ones as we navigate this unfamiliar territory filled with uncertainty, stress, and isolation from friends and family.
If you find yourself or a loved one needing additional mental health support, please reach out to a crisis hotline in your area.
Following are several resources that may be helpful as you navigate our current situation.
General Coronavirus Resources
California Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response: a comprehensive website with resources and information for all Californians
California Local Information: links to coronavirus information for each California county
CDC Coronavirus Information: detailed information, resources, and updates
Local County Resources
Mental Health Tips
California Surgeon General’s Playbook: Stress Relief during COVID-19
Caminar Facebook and Twitter: regular posts about resources for managing stress
Virus Anxiety: resources for anxiety and mental health in a global climate of uncertainty
Mindfulness Tips
Things Keep Getting Scarier. He Can Help You Cope: Jack Kornfield interview in The New York Times Magazine (subscription required)
How Mindfulness Can Help During COVID-19
Mindfulness exercises from Mayo Clinic
Mental Health Warmlines
Warmline.org: Warmlines provide early intervention with emotional support that can prevent a mental health crisis. The lines are typically free, confidential peer-support services staffed by volunteers or paid employees who have experienced mental health conditions themselves. This webpage lists warmlines by state.
Mental Health Crisis Hotlines
Butte County Crisis Hotline
1-800-334-662
San Francisco County Crisis Hotline
1-415-781-0500 or 1-800-273-8255
San Mateo County Crisis Hotline
1-650-579-0350
Santa Clara County Crisis Hotline
1-855-278-4204
Solano County Crisis Hotline
1-707-428-1131
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255
Crisis Text Line
Text “HOME” to 741741
April 21, 2020
Dear Friends,
How are you? I sincerely hope you are coping well with the challenges of shelter in place and an uncertain future. But, know that if you are struggling, this is normal and expected. Please be gentle with yourself and with others, we are living in stressful times.
I recently read an interview with Jack Kornfield, and this quote stood out to me:
“Epidemics are a part of the cycle of life on this planet. The choice is how we respond. With greed and hatred and fear and ignorance? Or with generosity, clarity, steadiness, and love?”
Jack Kornfield is an author, Buddhist practitioner, and one of the key teachers to introduce Buddhist mindfulness practice to the West. A mindfulness practice can be particularly helpful in these stressful and uncertain times.
Defined as “a mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging and accepting one's feelings, thoughts, and bodily sensations, used as a therapeutic technique,” I prefer to explain mindfulness as “finding comfort in the present moment.” We know from the medical and psychological literature that mindfulness not only can reduce feelings of anxiety, depression and isolation, it also can reduce blood pressure and stress hormones such as cortisol that can contribute to strokes and diminished cardiac health.
Here are a few resources to understand mindfulness better and begin a simple practice to help bring some calm to your life:
Things Keep Getting Scarier. He Can Help You Cope: Jack Kornfield interview in The New York Times Magazine (subscription required)
How Mindfulness Can Help During COVID-19: Tips for calming anxiety during a difficult time from Child Mind Institute
Mindfulness exercises from Mayo Clinic: Mindfulness is a type of meditation in which you focus on being intensely aware of what you're sensing and feeling in the moment, without interpretation or judgment. Practicing mindfulness involves breathing methods, guided imagery, and other practices to relax the body and mind and help reduce stress.
I hope you find this helpful for you and your loved ones as you work to reduce stress and become more comfortable in the present. And, as always, if you or a loved one are struggling more significantly with mental health or behavioral health concerns, please see the list of resources at the bottom of this email. There are people and organizations ready, willing, and trained to help.
Finally, a reminder that if you have young people in your lives, we welcome you to join our complimentary virtual event on Friday, April 24, 2020, at noon with nationally-recognized child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Jess Shatkin. Dr. Shatkin will share advice and evidence-based strategies for helping our youth both now and beyond our current crisis. Please register here.
Please take good care of yourselves and your families. As always, I thank you for your ongoing support of Caminar and our divisions. And, please reach out if you need anything. We can be reached at 1-650-372-4080 or info@caminar.org.
Take good care,
Mark Cloutier, MPP, MPH
Chief Executive Officer
April 14, 2020
Dear Friends,
I hope you are still faring well as our 29th day of sheltering in place in the Bay Area begins to wind down. While this experience is unsettling and stressful, it appears that California’s bold efforts to combat the spread of COVID-19 have been working. Thank you for all you are doing to flatten the curve!
I want to continue to remind you to look after your wellness and think about using this time to reset your wellness practices which we are going to need in the long run. Last week, California’s Surgeon General, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, published the Stress Relief during COVID-19 playbook, a simple and easy-to-use tool to help us all understand and manage stress during this pandemic.
Dr. Burke Harris emphasizes that
"While we keep our physical distance, our social supports to maintain emotional and spiritual connection are more important than ever for our physical and mental health."
Among many other essential details, the playbook illustrates six strategies to reduce stress.
The Six Stress-Busting Strategies
From the California Surgeon General’s Playbook: Stress Relief during COVID-19
Safe, stable, and nurturing relationships can protect our brains and bodies from the harmful effects of stress and adversity. Healthy nutrition, regular exercise, restful sleep, practicing mindfulness, staying connected to our social supports, and getting mental health care can help decrease stress hormones and improve health.
If you haven’t seen the playbook yet, I highly recommend downloading, reviewing, and putting it into practice as a way to safeguard your health and wellness during this stressful time.
And, if you or a loved one are struggling with stress or mental health, please see the list of resources at the bottom of this email. It is normal to feel complicated emotions right now. You are not alone, and there are people and resources to help you.
Finally, if you have young people in your lives, we welcome you to join our complimentary virtual event on Friday, April 24, 2020, at noon with nationally-recognized child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Jess Shatkin. Dr. Shatkin will share advice and evidence-based strategies for helping our youth both now and beyond our current crisis. Please register here.
Please take good care of yourselves and your families during this unsettling time. Thank you for your ongoing support of Caminar and our divisions. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you need anything. We can be reached at 1-650-372-4080 or info@caminar.org.
Be well and stay healthy,
Mark Cloutier, MPP, MPH
Chief Executive Officer
April 7, 2020
Dear Friends,
How are you? Have you settled in to this new normal? Are you struggling with not seeing friends and family? Are you struggling because you’ve spent too much time with family? Are you frustrated because you need eggs or toilet paper? As I shared last week, the range of complicated emotions is normal. You are not alone.
In addition to the complicated emotions we as adults are feeling, our youth and young adults are also struggling with this new and uncertain reality that has upended their lives. Last year at our Circle of Support Luncheon, I shared six ways we can create an environment where mental wellness is valued, discussed, and embodied. I am sharing them again, as these steps may be useful to all of us right now, as we manage emotions and implications around COVID-19, and going forward.
Normalize talking about difficult emotions and feelings, such as stress, grief, or loss, with children but also with other adults.
Consider reducing or eliminating screen time at night to improve the quality and length of sleep. This is shown to be beneficial at all ages.
Dedicate a meal—in person or online—where everyone is encouraged to share something about their day where the sharing of emotional experiences is learned and valued.
Talk about mental health and how it affects your family with community leaders and elected officials.
End the stigma by being forthcoming about your own struggles and success with your own mental health – you can be an example of resilience for your children and peers.
Reach out for help. Through telehealth, healthcare providers have made it easier than ever to have a conversation about your mental health. I have also included many resources at the bottom of this email that may be helpful.
In addition to the steps outlined above, I invite you all to join our complimentary virtual event on Friday, April 24, 2020, at noon with nationally-recognized child and adolescent psychiatrist Dr. Jess Shatkin. Dr. Shatkin is the author of Born to Be Wild: Why Teens Take Risks, and How We Can Help Keep Them Safe and he will speak to us from his office in New York.
Dr. Shatkin will share advice for families, teachers, and the community about what a pandemic and isolation may mean developmentally and psychologically for children and adolescents, what to look for as worrisome symptoms, and how to foster resilience and mental health during this time. Dr. Shatikin will then focus his remarks on adolescent mental health and evidence-based strategies for helping our youth both now and beyond our current crisis. Dr. Shatkin will also have time to answer your questions.
This virtual event is an adaptation of our annual Circle of Support Luncheon that has a long history of bringing together people with a shared commitment to the health and well-being of our community, raising essential funds for our programs, and aiming to reduce stigma around behavioral health topics through education and conversation. The silver lining in changing this event from an in-person luncheon to a virtual conversation is that all can join!
Our virtual event will be available on YouTube at noon on Friday, April 24, 2020. Please register for the event here and invite your friends! A link to join will be sent on Wednesday, April 22.
Please take good care of yourselves and your families during this unsettling time. Thank you for your ongoing support of Caminar and our divisions. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you need anything. We can be reached at 1-650-372-4080 or info@caminar.org.
Be well,
Mark Cloutier, MPP, MPH
Chief Executive Officer
March 31, 2020
Dear Friends,
I hope this email finds you and your loved ones healthy.
As you well know, we’ve been sheltering in place in the Bay Area for two weeks now. The gravity of the situation is beginning to sink in for many people, many of whom are experiencing a range of complicated emotions.
As our former board member, sportscaster Ted Robinson, succinctly shared via Twitter recently:
“As we fight this physical threat, the country must provide needed mental health resources. Mental health will be a very real challenge in this new world. Sincere hope that the experts will be given a platform to address all of us.”
Indeed, the mental health toll of this public health crisis is very real and will likely persist beyond the physical health threat of COVID-19.
Please remember you are not alone in any feelings of uncertainty, anxiety, stress, grief, anger, loneliness, or any other emotions you may be experiencing as a result of our current reality. These are unprecedented times, and the emotional roller coaster you or your loved ones may be feeling is normal and common.
One of our clinicians recently wrote,
“The clients I was most concerned about, the ones with intense anxiety, were handling it better than expected. They all told me they felt they weren’t alone in their anxiety. Where they once felt isolated with intense feelings of powerlessness and uncertainty, they now realize everyone else has the same feelings and ‘we’re in this together.’ I reminded them this is resilience and a coping strategy that we can all learn from.”
I hope you can find your own resilience in knowing you are not alone. We are all in this together. Please look after your mental health and the mental health of your friends and family. I have included many resources at the bottom of this email that may be helpful.
Thank you for your ongoing support of Caminar and our divisions. We appreciate you and wish for you good physical and mental health. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you need anything. We can be reached at 1-650-372-4080 or info@caminar.org.
Take good care of yourselves,
Mark Cloutier, MPP, MPH
Chief Executive Officer
March 25, 2020
Dear Friends,
I hope you are faring well and staying healthy during this time. As a public health professional, I want to add my voice of support to our public health leaders who are communicating the importance of sheltering at home and other strict containment measures. The goal of these measures is to “flatten the curve” so that the number of people needing acute medical care does not exceed our healthcare systems’ capacity to provide that critical care.
I appreciate your ongoing support of Caminar and all the recent messages of encouragement I’ve received. Given the positive response, I will continue to provide updates on Caminar’s response to the COVID-19 situation, as well as resources for you to protect your own mental health in these uncertain times.
As you know, all of us at Caminar and our divisions provide essential behavioral health services to our most vulnerable neighbors. We are working every day for our community, and are evolving our processes and protocols as the current public health situation warrants.
We have daily coronavirus task force meetings and constant communications throughout the organization. In the last couple of weeks, we quickly shifted to telehealth services, using email, the phone, or videoconferencing, for the majority of our client meetings. Some clients still do require an in-person meeting, and our offices and residential facilities have strict health screening protocols in place for all employees and clients each time they enter a Caminar property. Our team continues to provide best-in-class, compassionate, and science-based support to our clients.
While this is a scary time, I am heartened hearing how our clients are using coping skills to manage their conditions. A clinician from our Family & Children Services of Silicon Valley division recently shared:
“I’ve had a few clients who are finding this period of distress as teaching them to ‘be’ with themselves and learning patience. Slowing down has been new for them, and it is also teaching them to seek ways to ground themselves. Overall, it has been a period of getting to ‘know themselves’ and being ‘okay’ in the present moment. There’s a lot of gratitude for the opportunity to become centered.”
I do hope you can find a way to become “okay” in the present moment, as well. I want to remind you to continue to look after your own mental health and the mental health of your loved ones. The following are several resources that may be helpful as you navigate our current situation.
General Coronavirus Resources
California Coronavirus (COVID-19) Response: a comprehensive website with resources and information for all Californians
California Local Information: links to coronavirus information for each California county
CDC Coronavirus Information: detailed information, resources, and updates from the CDC
Mental Health Tips
Caminar Facebook and Twitter: regular posts about resources for managing stress
Virus Anxiety: resources for anxiety and your mental health in a global climate of uncertainty
Mental Health Crisis Hotlines
Butte County Crisis Hotline
1-800-334-6622
San Francisco County Crisis Hotline
1-415-781-0500 or 1-800-273-8255
San Mateo County Crisis Hotline
1-650-579-0350
Santa Clara County Crisis Hotline
1-855-278-4204
Solano County Crisis Hotline
1-707-428-1131
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255
Crisis Text Line
Text “HOME” to 741741
Please stay healthy and don’t hesitate to let us know if you have any questions. Our team can be reached at 1-650-372-4080 or info@caminar.org.
Most sincerely,
Mark Cloutier, MPP, MPH
Chief Executive Officer
March 17, 2020
Dear Friends,
In the face of the rapidly-evolving coronavirus outbreak and current shelter-in-place order in many Bay Area counties, I sincerely hope you are all well. You may be concerned about how this is impacting Caminar and the most vulnerable members of our community, and I want to share our response.
Caminar and our divisions are considered essential services and will continue to operate during this time. Our team is committed to providing compassionate and science-based support to all of our clients and will continue to make this our priority as we adapt to this very fluid situation. Our clinical staff spent today contacting all clients and will shift meetings to phone calls where appropriate. Clients for whom an in-person meeting is essential will be screened for infection before receiving mental health care.
We recognize this is an unsettling time for many community members. We urge you to look after your own mental health and the mental health of your loved ones as we navigate this unfamiliar territory. We regularly share tips to reduce stress and anxiety through Facebook and Twitter.
Should you need additional mental health support, please reach out to a crisis hotline in your area.
Butte County Crisis Hotline
1-800-334-6622
San Francisco County Crisis Hotline
1-415-781-0500 or 1-800-273-8255
San Mateo County Crisis Hotline
1-650-579-0350
Santa Clara County Crisis Hotline
1-855-278-4204
Solano County Crisis Hotline
1-707-428-1131
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
1-800-273-8255
Crisis Text Line
Text “HOME” to 741741
Please be well, stay healthy, and do let us know if you have any questions. Our team can be reached at 1-650-372-4080 or info@caminar.org.
Most sincerely,
Mark Cloutier, MPP, MPH
Chief Executive Officer
March 13, 2020
Dear Friends,
Thank you for your ongoing support of Caminar and Family & Children Services of Silicon Valley. Your support helps the most vulnerable members of our community move toward wellness.
I am writing to inform you that our annual Circle of Support Luncheon, which has a long history of bringing together people with a shared commitment to the health and well-being of our community, will be a virtual event on Friday, April 24, 2020, at noon.
As you know, the COVID-19 pandemic is causing stress to our global community, as well as our immediate, local communities. These are especially scary times for our clients, many of whom have complex needs and underlying medical conditions in addition to behavioral health conditions. Our team receives daily guidance from County behavioral health and public health leaders. We integrate all new directives immediately into our protocols for how we care for and support our clients, staff, and the communities in which we serve. The situation is fluid, and we are prepared to adapt quickly to the changing conditions.
Please don’t hesitate to reach out to us if you have any questions or concerns. We can be reached at 650.513.1509 or development@caminar.org.
Thank you for standing by our side during this difficult time. Please be well.
With gratitude,
Mark Cloutier, MPH, MPP
Chief Executive Officer
