Programs & Services

Mental Health Programs

Programs & Services

A variety of programs are offered, with services being free of charge to those with a mental illness and to their family members and friends. Each day we work to help teach people about their illness or recent diagnosis. We educate parents, family members and friends about mental illness so that they will be better able to help their loved ones.

Programs and services designed to provide personal support and growth include:

. Daily support group meetings

. Walk-ins and appointments with Peer Counselors

. Locating community resources and assistance

in utilizing these services

. Process groups with other clients designed to promote

friendships and learn social skills

. A Peer Companion Program for people who

tend to isolate

. Peer counseling training at the College of Marin;

followed by internships and employment

. Assistance for homeless mentally ill (C.A.R.E. Team)

. Art therapy classes

. Daily specialty groups such as WRAP &

Smoking Cessation

. Women's programs

. Free computer use with internet service

. Patient's Rights Advocate

*Both the Enterprise & Linda Reed

are wheelchair accessible*

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Peer Counselors available 7 days a week.

The staff is trained to provide appropriate referral to other agencies and resources within the county of Marin.
Some of the services are:

. Assisting clients with obtaining Social Security and

helping them complete forms

. Informing clients about community programs

. Escorting clients to the hospital when they are in crisis

. Locating medical care for clients who have no doctor,

psychiatrist, or dentist

. Assisting clients in applying for Food Stamps, Medi-Cal,

and health insurance

. Accompanying clients to doctor appointments

. Advocating for the homeless

C.A.R.E. Team
(Community Alternative Response Team)

The purpose of this service is to provide intensive outreach
and engagement services to a large and diverse group of homeless
at risk/immanent risk of becoming homeless mentally ill
individuals, in order to reduce client homelessness, hospitalizations
and/or recidivism. This is accomplished through the operation of
an outreach C.A.R.E. Team staffed by Peer Counselors and comprised
of two sections; one in-house at the Enterprise Resource Center
and one mobile unit.
To contact the C.A.R.E. Team: (415) 847-1266

EDUCATION & TRAINING:

NEXT CLASS BEGINS IN JANUARY 2011!

Introduction to Peer Counseling
(beginning course)

For more info. OR to register:

CONTACT: Terry Fierer M.A. Education Department,
Mental Health Division, Community Action Marin
(415) 302-0225