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Impact

With thanks to our partners - including government funders, individual donors, foundations, corporations, and our board of directors - Caminar has continued to address the significant need for behavioral health services in our community. In 2021, we:

Moved forward our strategic plan priorities to position Caminar as a leading mission-driven behavioral health care organization in the Bay Area 

Maintained positive cash flow despite the increased costs associated with the pandemic 

Balanced operating safely in a pandemic – minimizing COVID infection risk for staff, clients, and the community both before vaccines were widely available and after – while continuing to serve our clients and the community with evidence-based psychiatric and clinical treatment, and programs for recovery, education, and prevention 

Reached over 14,000 children and adults with behavioral health education, prevention, treatment, and recovery programs across five counties in the Bay Area and Northern California:

Continued to measure our community health outcomes and meet or exceed goals, including reductions in hospitalizations, incarcerations, and homelessness, and increases in employment and community engagement: 

Our adult specialty mental health practice serves individuals with chronic and serious mental health conditions with histories of unstable housing and frequent hospitalization and/or incarceration. Services include intensive case management and mental health treatment, engagement with psychiatry for medication management, and linkage with ancillary services such as substance use treatment and physical health care. In the fiscal year 2020-2021, these programs exceeded goals and improved the quality of life for these clients, their families, and our community. Because of our quality care, we always overperform on our goals, and we routinely outperform our competitors:

Caminar Jobs Plus is a full-service employment program providing evidence-based practices for people with disabilities seeking competitive employment. Employment has the potential to contribute to positive health outcomes for individuals with serious mental illnesses. In the fiscal year 2021, Jobs Plus clients reported both satisfaction and job retention that exceeded program goals:

Grew revenue generation capacity, thanks to the significant support of Caminar’s Behavioral Health Equity Fund, which was created to continue our response to the urgent behavioral health needs of the Bay Area’s underserved populations

Achieved recognition and accreditation from independent standards organizations in our industry:

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