Co-Occurring Disorder Treatment Program

Co-Occurring Disorder Treatment (COD) Program provides services to Solano County residents seeking outpatient care to address mental health and substance use treatment. The program assists clients in addressing target behaviors that greatly affect their quality of life by addressing both mental health and substance use needs. The program integrates individual therapy, group therapy, and coaching call access to participants as needed.

Forensics Programs

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Diversion Community Treatment (DCTT) Team offers specialized intensive forensic mental health services and support for individuals in Solano County who participate in Mental Health Diversion pursuant AB 1001.36. This penal code is determined by the California Superior Court and is approximately 18-24 months. This program aims to reduce recidivism rates for those diagnosed with a mental illness involved in the criminal justice system.

Department of State Hospital/ State Hospital Diversion (DSH/SHD) Team works with individuals with serious mental illness who face felony charges and could be determined to be Incompetent to Stand Trial (IST). This program offers intensive forensic mental health services to individuals when a judge deems it safe and appropriate to do so, with long-term community mental health treatment and other services, and to avoid criminal charges and institutionalization.

Project Ninety

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As of June 1, 2018, Project Ninety is a division of Caminar. By bringing together mental health and substance use treatment programs, Caminar and Project Ninety will strengthen support in San Mateo County for individuals in recovery, especially adults with co-occurring disorders.

To learn more about Project Ninety's program and how to access services, please visit www.caminar.org/p90 or call 650.579.7881.

Project Ninety’s administrative offices are located at 114 S Delaware St, San Mateo, CA 94401.

Resource Connect Solano

Resource Connect Solano streamlines access to life-changing housing and supportive resources for people in Solano County who are experiencing or at-risk of homelessness. Individuals and families receive assessment and referral services to identify housing needs and create linkages to available services. Using the Coordinated Entry System, we identify and facilitate the most appropriate response to each individual’s immediate and long-term housing needs. People who have been homeless the longest and are the most vulnerable receive priority access to scarce permanent housing services. Caminar serves as the operator for the Coordinated Entry System.

For more information, please visit the Resource Connect Solano website.

Family & Children Services of Silicon Valley

In October of 2016, we announced that Family and Children’s Services of Silicon Valley (FCS) will be merging with Caminar at the start of 2017.  The strategic partnership brings together two Bay Area behavioral health organizations with a shared commitment: that by providing a path to recovery we can strengthen communities and empower individuals to live independently, self-sufficiently, and with pride.

The boards of directors of both organizations unanimously approved the merger, under which FCS will operate as a division of Caminar.  Caminar and FCS have similar values but different strengths and skill sets.  The services of the combined organization will work together in complimentary ways to increase reach, efficiency, and impact.

FCS provides a wide variety of services for children, teens, and adults.  They also recognize that each individual comes to them with unique needs and experiences and partner together to achieve individual goals and to empower clients to transform their lives.

To learn more about FCS's programs and how to access services, please visit FCServices.org or call 408.292.9353 or 650.326.6576. For FCS’s Behavioral Health Services Call Center, please call 408.538.0880.

Services for Children, Teens, and their Families

  • Counseling Services

  • Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Program

  • School Based Services

  • Foster Youth Services

  • LGBTQ Wellness

  • LGBTQ Youth Space

  • Family Violence & Abuse Prevention Services (Positive Solutions Program)

Services for Adults

  • Counseling Services

  • Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing Program

  • Family Violence Prevention Services (Positive Solutions Program)

  • LGBTQ Wellness

  • Parenting Programs

  • Substance Use Treatment Services

  • Blackbird House Peer Respite

Homeless Outreach, Motivation, and Engagement (H.O.M.E.) Program

Our Homeless Outreach, Motivation, and Engagement (H.O.M.E.) program connects individuals who are homeless and live with mental health conditions with supported services: People living with mental illness are more likely to recover and achieve housing stability when they have access to these services.

H.O.M.E. serves individuals who have persistent, serious mental illness; are experiencing, or at risk of, homelessness; and are currently, or recently were, at risk of hospitalization, involvement with the criminal justice system, or incarceration, or are part of an underserved/unserved population.

Working in collaboration with county agencies, city departments, faith communities, and community-based organizations, we provide supportive and stabilizing services, including assisting people in need of emergency shelter, finding permanent housing, providing case management services, and connecting people with job readiness services through our Jobs Plus program.

Supported Housing

Our Supported Housing program in San Mateo works tirelessly to combat the challenge of unhoused individuals through strong partnerships with the local Housing Authority divisions and landlords.  We assist clients in accessing federal housing subsidy programs such as Shelter Plus Care and Section 8. When subsidized programs aren't an option, we work with local property owners to find low-cost, permanent housing for our clients.  Almost 100% of our Supported Housing clients have kept their residences for at least one year.  That is one whole year they may have otherwise been on the streets without a place to call home or without a place to start their recovery.

Our Supported Housing program is available to existing Caminar clients.

Wellness and Recovery Center

The Wellness and Recovery Center (WRC) is a MHSA funded program through the prevention and early intervention service dollars and began services on December 1st, 2010.  The Wellness and Recovery Center is a peer-run center for individuals with a known or suspected mental illness, and there are locations in Fairfield and Vallejo.

The center provides an array of services meant to promote wellness and ongoing recovery from mental health disorders.  WRC staff, which consist of peer counselors as well as a program coordinator and assistant case manager, provide assistance and encouragement to clients for their total wellness. They assist in planning and implementing health and wellness education and support groups. They also provide immediate solutions to emergency problems by coordinating with local police and medical emergency units.  

Below is a list of educational and support groups that are offered at the Wellness and Recovery Center:

  • Wellness and Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) Groups

  • Check-in and Process Support Groups

  • Dual Recovery Support Group (DRA)

  • Art Groups (expressive, creative, storytelling art)

  • Employment Preparedness Groups by Jobs Plus

  • Life Skills Educational Group

  • Current Events Discussion Group

  • Exercise/Zumba Group

  • Library visits

  • Social Outings (includes visiting local museums, BBQ at the park, movies, bowling, miniature golf, etc.)

The centers are open Monday – Friday from 7:30am to 2:30pm.

Wellness and Recovery Center, Vallejo is located at 915 Tuolumne Street in Vallejo, CA 94590

Wellness and Recovery Center, Fairfield is located at 349 Travis Blvd, Fairfield, CA 94533

The  Wellness and Recovery Center is sponsored and funded by Solano County Board of Supervisors, Solano County Health and Social Services, and the Mental Health Services Act.

 
 

Case Management

Our Case Management programs assist individuals in meeting their basic needs while fostering empowerment, self-determination, and personal growth. Staff collaborate with each client to create a personalized recovery plan by focusing on life skills. 

Caminar's intensive case management provides a range of services to every client, from our most fragile clients in Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) to our most independent clients in the Wellness and Recovery Action Plan Program (WRAPP) and our young adult clients and in Young Adult Independent Living (YAIL) program, and the everything in between.

Referrals and funding for community integration programs are received from San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services.

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Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) was launched in August 2016 and uses the Full Service Partnership “whatever it takes” approach to support individuals with serious mental health conditions as they transition from inpatient care to outpatient living. The program provides 24/7 intensive mental health services, housing support, and life skill development. AOT was established following San Mateo County’s adoption of Laura’s Law (Assembly Bill 1421), which allows counties to order people with severe mental illness who aren’t otherwise connected with services into assisted outpatient treatment. 

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Full Service Partnership (FSP) provides services to some of San Mateo County's most  fragile individuals and integrates streamlined, holistic health care utilizing the best-practice model of assertive community treatment. The team includes the added benefit of medical clinic services and a 24-hour on-call emergency response service.

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Closely connected to our FSP program, our Recovery, Empowerment And Community Housing (REACH) also serves San Mateo's severely mentally ill individuals but  is a step down from FSP. REACH is an innovative and highly successful program that provides services to people who benefit from a high level of assistance to achieve their life goals.  REACH pioneered hiring peer support staff to act as recovery role models to REACH participants, most of who live in their own apartments and participate in their community. This program also has medical clinic services and a 24-hour on-call emergency response service.

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A step down from REACH is our New Ventures program which provides personalized rehabilitation services to people who need support while they develop and work towards accomplishing their life goals. Services are provided in the community and based upon an individualized treatment plan that focuses on strengths and abilities.  The program helps individuals maintain housing by helping to develop daily living skills. New Ventures collaborates with Caminar’s Supported Education and Jobs Plus programs to encourage the achievement of vocational and educational goals.

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Wellness, Recovery, and Partnership Program (WRAPP) is a program specifically designed to enhance full recovery and community integration for our most independent clients. While in most programs, people who have achieved a high degree of recovery are often given few—if any—services, this program provides focused attention and encouragement to individuals who have a lot of success going on in their lives. It concentrates on the development of natural supports and accessing self-help opportunities. Participants develop Wellness Recovery Action Plans (Mary Ellen Copeland’s relapse prevention and wellness tool) and begin to gain confidence in their ability to reach for the stars—a career, meaningful relationships, a community of friends.

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The Young Adult Independent Living (YAIL) program offers support for young adults in San Mateo County as they transition into adulthood and seek recovery from mental health and/or substance use issues. The YAIL team strives to empower young people to build full, productive, and independent lives in the community.

YAIL offers community-based and on-site programs. All participants have a case manager, create individual goals and action plans, and may access group sessions, social activities, and support to build independent living skills.

COMMUNITY-BASED PROGRAM
Young adults live with their families, in their own apartments, or in supported living facilities.

ON-SITE PROGRAM
The YAIL campus in Redwood City provides housing for six program participants in two-bedroom apartments. Residents may stay up to two years, or until their independent living skills are developed to the point that they can move on to appropriate living arrangements in the community.

To be eligible for YAIL, a young adult must meet the following guidelines:

  • 18 to 25 years old,

  • Resident of San Mateo County, and

  • Have an open episode in the County behavioral health system.

Referrals typically are made by the young adult’s assigned therapist or care coordinator within San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services. To request a referral form or learn more about YAIL, please contact us at 650.367.9610 or YAIL@caminar.org. If the young adult does not have an open episode, please call the County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services ACCESS Call Center to request an assessment: 800.686.0101.

Supported Education

Caminar's Supported Education Program is a collaboration between Caminar, San Mateo County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services, the College of San Mateo, and Skyline College. 

The Supported Education Program's purpose is to educate, empower, and expose clients to new experiences. We also demonstrate and model ways clients can have positive social interactions and social skills. 

Peer Counseling Graduating Class of 2018

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Classes

We offer classes that are a soft entry or reentry into the college system.

At the College of San Mateo, we offer Introduction to Peer Counseling I and Advanced Peer Counseling II. These classes are offered at no cost and Caminar provides transportation. 

Our Skyline College class is an introduction to academic and career exploration. We also provide support and assist with registration, college tours, and information regarding resources.  

Groups

We offer wellness and art groups in all Caminar residential programs and at our San Mateo office. These groups help engage one in learning, introduce new skills, and improve an individual's quality of life.

Outings

Field trips and outings throughout the Bay Area are scheduled weekly as a social engagement activity. Our favorite excursions include hiking, visiting museums, and bowling.

The Caminar Supported Educational Program was selected as a model program site in a research study by Boston University, highlighting its specialized support services aiding in educational success for students with disabilities.

More Information

For more information on Supported Education and to get involved with this program, please contact Chris Robinson, Director of Supported Education. 

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Friendship Circle (FC)

Friendship Circle directly assists individuals in their quest to develop the skills required to enhance their social lives through building and maintaining a circle of compatible friends.  Founded on the belief that compatibility should be based on the commonality and camaraderie that arises from sharing mutual abilities, interests, and concerns, FC has proven to be very successful.

Friendship Circle, a social recreational program of Caminar, is designed to assist individuals with a developmental disability to acquire the skills necessary to enhance  their social life by developing and maintaining a circle of compatible friends.  In all cases, the emphasis of the program is on supporting the movement toward self-determination, responsibility, and independence with respect to meeting their own social needs.  This is a critical element and the one which sets this program apart from  other leisure/social programs.   Friendship Circle is founded on the belief that compatibility should not be based on a common diagnosis of developmental disability, but  rather on the commonality and comradely which arises from sharing mutual abilities, interest and concerns.  The ultimate goal is to teach the social skills necessary for  individuals to build meaningful and rewarding relationships with peers and other people in the community who share common interests.