Posts Tagged ‘Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services’
Combining clinicians and cops, Oakland’s response program helps those in mental crisis
The Mobile Evaluation Team (MET), an expanding crisis response unit in Oakland, is one example of fledgling efforts to meet the city’s rising need for mental health crisis services.
Read MoreAdvocates for survivors of domestic violence join forces
In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, advocates and clinicians establish new connections to combat the crime.
Read MoreThe Gathering Place offers a new way for youth in foster care to visit their parents
Across from Highway 880, a non-descript five-story beige building with few windows sits on a corner in downtown Oakland. For years, this was the place where many foster children and their biological parents would have to meet if they wanted to visit each other. Now, there’s a new visitation center in Alameda County–called the Gathering Place–and it had its grand opening on Wednesday.
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