Buckelew Programs

Programs: Buckelew programs' helen vine recovery center is a licensed 26-bed co-ed residential detoxification program in san rafael that provides welcoming, recovery-oriented detox services to individuals with alcohol and drug addiction issues and co-occurring psychiatric problems. In 2016, we secured a new location for the facility and anticipate that the move will be completed in spring 2018. With the support of helen vine staff, 785 clients took their first steps towards sobriety. 75% of the clients were referred to long-term treatment, sober living, other housing or outpatient services. Family service agency of marin provides affordable counseling to children, adults and families. Services include individual and group psychotherapy, agesong discussion groups for older adults, teenscreen, mental health screening, in-home bilingual, bicultural parenting support, and child forensic interviews and community education at jeannette prandi children's center. Buckelew programs' suicide prevention & community counseling (sp&cc) 24-hour crisis hotline offers immediate and confidential support for people experiencing a suicidal crisis. Part of the north bay suicide prevention program, the hotline staff includes highly trained volunteers and currently serves marin, sonoma, lake and mendocino counties. Sp&cc also provides grief counseling and community education. Hotline volunteers answered 12,489 calls from people in crisis. Buckelew offers a range of housing and support for adults and young adults with mental illness in marin, sonoma and napa counties. Clients may live in 24-hour staffed group homes, in semi-independent, shared housing, or in their own apartments. Staff teach independent living skills and help clients improve their self-sufficiency and quality of life. For those experiencing a mental health crisis, casa rene offers support in a home-like setting. Because of our wrap-around services, over 90% of our housing clients in marin, sonoma and napa managed their mental health without needing to go to the hospital and maintained their community living. 170 people received short-term housing with intensive mental health services as an alternative to psychiatric hospitalization at casa rene. Buckelew employment services partners with employers in sonoma, marin and mendocino counties to provide job placement, training and employment support to 181 clients with mental health and/or substance use issues. Staff matches clients with the jobs that fit their interest and helps develop their skills and confidence. Buckelew's sonoma county family service coordination (fsc) team offers education, support and referral for families and friends of those living with mental illness. Services are free of charge and open to anyone in need. The fsc team also participates in homeless outreach through the host team collaborative in santa rosa. The fsc team provided individual and group support to over 775 individuals and families.