behavioral health needs of women and girls of color in san francisco by maru salazar for san...
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Behavioral Health Needsof Women and Girls of
Colorin San Francisco
Behavioral Health Needsof Women and Girls of
Colorin San Francisco
By Maru SalazarFor San Francisco Mental Health BoardJuly 8, 2011
By Maru SalazarFor San Francisco Mental Health BoardJuly 8, 2011
IntroductionIntroduction
SF MHB
GABHS for Gals
Needs Assessments
SF MHB
GABHS for Gals
Needs Assessments
Participating Agencies & Programs
Participating Agencies & Programs
African American / Southeast Sector African American Community Health Equity Council Balboa Teen Health Center Bayview Adult Mental Health Center Bayview HunterÕs Point Foundation for Community Improvement Bayview Hunter's Point YMCA Boys and Girls Club SF Family Mosaic Project Family Restoration House Florence Crittenton Services Healing Circle Hunter's Point Family: Girls 2000 Joshua Marie Cameron Academy Lazarus House Polly's Support Center Potrero Hill Neighborhood House Samoan Community Development Center Sojourner Truth Foster Care Southeast Career Link Southeast Child and Family Therapy Center South East Mission Geriatric Services Visitation Valley Community Development Corporation 3rd Street Youth Center and Clinic
Participating Agencies & Programs
Participating Agencies & Programs
API / Citywide Asian American Recovery Services, Inc.: Project ADAPT Lee Woodward Counseling Center Chinatown Child Development Center Chinatown / North Beach Mental Health Services Chinatown Youth Center Filipino Community Center Japanese Community Youth Council Š Asian Youth Prevention Services Richmond Area Multi-Services: Children, Youth, and Family Services Š Wellness Center Adult Outpatient and Prevention Services San Francisco General Hospital Psychiatric Inpatient 7B Sunset Mental Health Service Outpatient Vietnamese Youth Development Center
Latina / Mission District Horizons Unlimited, Inc.: Prevention Education Programs Inhalant Prevention Program Substance Abuse Outpatient Program Young Women Arise Project Females Against Violence MayorÕs Youth Education and Employment Program Š New Directions Program Instituto Familiar de la Raza, Inc. Jelani, Inc. Mission Family Center Mission Multicultural Assertive Community Team Progress Foundation: La Posada Senior Program Caroll House Cortland House San Francisco Homeless Outreach Team Stimulant Treatment Outpatient Program The Family Acceptance Project University of California, San Francisco-San Francisco General Hospital: Department Child and Adolescent Services Emergency Department Case Management University of San Francisco: Infant-Parent Program/Daycare Consultants
Participating Agencies & Programs
Participating Agencies & Programs
Needs AssessmentsNeeds Assessments
Whom does your program serve?
How are you funded?
What are your best practices in working with women and girls?
What are the needs of the women and girls you serve?
How do you address safety issues? And in particular, client-to-client sexual harassment policy?
Whom does your program serve?
How are you funded?
What are your best practices in working with women and girls?
What are the needs of the women and girls you serve?
How do you address safety issues? And in particular, client-to-client sexual harassment policy?
San Francisco PopulationSan Francisco PopulationSan Francisco Total Population: 815,358
Three Populations of Focus
San Francisco Total Population: 815,358
Three Populations of Focus
Racial / Ethnic Group
Total Population
Percentage
Asian and Pacific Islander (API)
260,099 31.9%
Latina / Hispanic 117,412 14.4%
African American 54,629 6.7%
Source, U.S. Census, 2009.
Women in San FranciscoWomen in San FranciscoTotal Population of Women: 392,184 or 49.2%
Largest Age Groups of Women
Total Population of Women: 392,184 or 49.2%
Largest Age Groups of Women
Age group Total Population
Percentage
Under 18 55,690 14.2%
25 to 29 42,748 10.9%
30 to 34 42,356 10.8%
35 to 39 33,336 8.5%
Source: U.S. Census, 2009
Women and girls of colorWomen and girls of color
3 populations of focus African American Latina Asian and Pacific Islander
Demographics Women Girls
3 populations of focus African American Latina Asian and Pacific Islander
Demographics Women Girls
Common ThemesCommon Themes
Shame and stigma
High incidence of trauma
Relationship issues
Shame and stigma
High incidence of trauma
Relationship issues
Common ThemesCommon Themes
Treatment barriers
System issues
Treatment barriers
System issues
What makes a difference?What makes a difference?
Safe environment
Listening to her story
Empathy
Work on multiple levels
Continuing care
Safe environment
Listening to her story
Empathy
Work on multiple levels
Continuing care
Highlights of SF ProgramsHighlights of SF Programs
Hunter’s Point Family: Girls 2000
Instituto Familiar de la Raza, Inc.
The Family Acceptance Project
Horizons Unlimited: YWAP, FAV
Filipino Community Center
Community Youth Center: YAWAV,
Asian American Recovery Services, Inc.,: LWCC
Hunter’s Point Family: Girls 2000
Instituto Familiar de la Raza, Inc.
The Family Acceptance Project
Horizons Unlimited: YWAP, FAV
Filipino Community Center
Community Youth Center: YAWAV,
Asian American Recovery Services, Inc.,: LWCC
Evolving Treatment Approaches
Evolving Treatment Approaches
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Gender-responsive Services
Gender-responsive Services
“creating an environment through site selection, staff selection, program development, content and material that reflects an understanding of the realities of women's lives, and that addresses and responds to their strengths and challenges” .
Source: Covington and Bloom, 2004
“creating an environment through site selection, staff selection, program development, content and material that reflects an understanding of the realities of women's lives, and that addresses and responds to their strengths and challenges” .
Source: Covington and Bloom, 2004
Best Practices in the FieldBest Practices in the Field
Outreach and Engagement
Gender-responsive Trauma-informed Culturally competent Recovery-oriented
Outreach and Engagement
Gender-responsive Trauma-informed Culturally competent Recovery-oriented
RecommendationsRecommendations Improving quality of service
delivery
Increase outreach and engagement strategies that are culturally relevant.
Incorporate recovery-oriented systems of care in continuum of care.
develop minimum standards of practice for programs.
Improving quality of service delivery
Increase outreach and engagement strategies that are culturally relevant.
Incorporate recovery-oriented systems of care in continuum of care.
develop minimum standards of practice for programs.
RecommendationsRecommendations
Increasing system capacity
Dedication of gender-specific funding streams.
Increase capacity of support service programs.
System-wide education and training.
Increasing system capacity
Dedication of gender-specific funding streams.
Increase capacity of support service programs.
System-wide education and training.
What can we do now?What can we do now?
What actions can be implemented or integrated into existing programs, agencies now?
How can we encourage programs, agencies and CBHS to take action based on these recommendations?
What actions can be implemented or integrated into existing programs, agencies now?
How can we encourage programs, agencies and CBHS to take action based on these recommendations?
Behavioral Health Needsof Women and Girls of
Colorin San Francisco
Behavioral Health Needsof Women and Girls of
Colorin San Francisco
By Maru SalazarFor San Francisco Mental Health BoardJuly 8, 2011
By Maru SalazarFor San Francisco Mental Health BoardJuly 8, 2011