Mental Health
End of Year '24, Newsletter
Joe's closing newsletter shares initiatives and projects with milestones in 2024, as well as his final Board of Supervisors proposal to keep Homestead Safe Routes to School moving forward. Included is a video tribute to Joe from County colleagues and community members.
Mental health access for older adults grows
Seven strategies to expand mental health access and support for older adults shared with the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors. The development of metrics to gauge the success/effectiveness of these strategies to be included in a future quarterly report.
October 2024, Newsletter
Read about the opening of Heartwood Apartments, creating opportunity for young adults, adults and families; 'community building' in Loma Prieta, and the creation of a market hub that will allow West Valley Community Services to improve their Park-It market food distribution. 2022 Joe History, resources for the public and clinicians on ME/CFS and more are also included.
September 2024, Newsletter
Sign up for the Veteran Stand Down or Beyond the Books, listen or watch the special Health & Hospital Committee meeting on ME/CFS, and learn about Joe's work on the Board of Supervisors in 2021. Read Joe's op-ed about women's health and ways to support, the County's grant to support art and music education, and the impact of Compassion Week 2024.
August 2024, Newsletter
Read Joe's op-ed on youth mental health, learn about support for Rebuilding Together Silicon Valley and Hakone Gardens, as well as ways you can engage and participate at community events for allcove Palo Alto, a special Health & Hospital Committee meeting on ME/CFS and Sidewalk Office Hours at local farmers' markets. 2020 was quite a year so there is a lot of Joe History instead of a little.
July 2024, Newsletter
Read Joe's guest column on making camp more inclusive for everyone, support for mental health access for older adults and County grants proposed by Joe to address homelessness in Cupertino, Mountain View and Los Gatos.
County grant supports the needs of the greater Palo Alto community
A Santa Clara County grant to the Palo Alto Community Fund will help augment the organization’s grantmaking program. The funding will support nonprofits that work to address the needs of the greater Palo Alto area through creative and innovative solutions.
Supervisors look to expand mental health access for older adults
Following a request from Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors President Susan Ellenberg and County Supervisor Joe Simitian to improve access to mental health services for older adults, the Board unanimously supported a series of recommendations from the County’s Behavioral Health Department. The recommendations include enhancing existing safety net programs, expanding suicide prevention efforts, and improving wait times for cognitive assessments.
Simitian and County Supervisors support NAMI’S community mental health efforts
The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors supports National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Santa Clara County’s Community Peer Program, a peer mentorship program for people living with a mental health condition, with a grant.
May/June 2024, Newsletter
Read about results and next steps from the County's caregiver study, Joe's continued support for mental health care access and services in his district, affordable housing, and ICYMI: an interview on Santa Clara Valley Health Care's “The Beat;” Joe receiving a Partners in Education Award; and a little 2017 Joe History.
