COUNTY SNAPSHOT – KERN COUNTY CONTACTS Interview Participants: Jennifer Arnold Meghan Boaz Alvarez, M.S., MFT MHSA Coordinator Mental Health Unit Supervisor, Kern County Kern County Mental Health Department Crisis Hotline & Access Center P.O. Box 1000, Bakersfield, CA 93302 Kern County Mental Health Department 661.868.6813 P.O. Box 1000, Bakersfield, CA 93302
[email protected] 661.868.8007
[email protected] Primary/Behavioral Health Care Integration: Lisa Espinoza Jamie Garcia Patient Liaison between Kern Medical Center Administrator for Mental Health Recovery and Kern County Mental Health Department Support 661.326.2717 Kern County Mental Health Department
[email protected] P.O. Box 1000, Bakersfield, CA 93302 661.868.5065 Public/Media Relations:
[email protected] Kristie Curttright Press Liaison Suicide Prevention Activities: Kern County Mental Health Department Meghan Boaz Alvarez (see above) P.O. Box 1000, Bakersfield, CA 93302 661.868.6608 Ellen Eggert
[email protected] Survivors of Suicide (SOS) P.O. Box 1000, Bakersfield, CA 93302 Student Mental Health Contact: 661.868.1552 Deanna Cloud
[email protected] Mental Health Children’s Services Administrator Stigma & Discrimination Reduction Activities: Kern County Mental Health Department Jamie Garcia (see above) P.O. Box 1000, Bakersfield, CA 93302 661.868.6707 Patrice Mancini
[email protected] President NAMI Kern County PO Box 9144, Bakersfield, CA 93389-9144 661.868.5061 www.namikerncounty.org
[email protected] OVERVIEW Method of Data Collection Utilized: In-Person Interview December 13, 2011 Kern County, in California’s Central Valley, is the third largest county by area in the contiguous United States.