This guide provides information on the direct client services Marin County, Department of Health and Human Services provides. Some resources are for all residents, such as the Marin Employment Connection, while others are primarily available to low income residents such as health insurance and supplemental nutrition programs. Other services are available for certain target populations, such as children, older adults, or people with disabilities. In addition to the services in this guide, there are many services provided in the community by local non-profit organizations, community-based organizations, and other government agencies.
226
Services are provided by HHS
-
-
This service provides a single point of entry for AB 1299 Presumptive Transfers.
-
-
-
-
-
The Executive Staff and their initiatives.
-
-
-
Clients' need for psychiatric medications and the lack of willing providers in the private sector has created growth in the CMHS Adult Medication Clinic over the last few years. Four full time Psychiatrists and 5.5 full time Nurse Practitioners provide assessments, prescription, and on-going medication support to over 1,000 individuals.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
The Medical Records Department can assist you with requesting medical records and sending medical records from Marin Behavioral Health and Recovery Services to another health facility or provider.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Membership Info Meeting
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
provides a free comprehensive health exam for the early detection and prevention of disease and disabilities in children and youth.
-
-
Receive and assess allegations of child abuse, neglect or exploitation. Children and Family Services will respond to all reports that rise to the standard of investigation immediately, or within ten calendar days as assessed. If an in-person response is not required the report will be documented in our computer system.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
The Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Unit (CDPC) is responsible for the investigation of communicable diseases and surveillance of reportable diseases.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Adoption Services provides assistance to children and families in the child adoption process, at both the pre-adoption and post-adoption stages. The primary focus of Adoptions Services is finding permanent homes for those children who have been declared dependents of the juvenile court and have to treat it as a home.
-
-
-
-
-
The Healthcare Preparedness Program is a forum for county-wide coordination of preparedness, response, and recovery activities as it relates to public health emergencies.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
IHSS pays for some domestic and personal care services for elderly and disabled adults so that they can remain safely in their own homes. The IHSS provider is chosen by the client, and works in the client's home to do those tasks the client cannot do for themselves.
-
-
-
Introducing new mental health practices/ approaches including prevention and early intervention.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Volunteer Medical and Support Team
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
provides children with physical disabilities with physical and/or occupational therapy
-
-
The Marin Mental Health Plan (MMHP) is responsible for authorizing all mental health services to Medi-Cal beneficiaries from Marin County. The goal of the MMHP is to assure access to necessary and effective mental health services for all Medi-Cal beneficiaries in Marin County.
-
-
-
MHSA Advisory Committee
-
Mental Health and Substance Use Service (MHSUS) will begin accepting pre-applications to establish an eligible wait list for the MHSA subsidized units at the Fireside Senior Apartments in Mill Valley.
-
-
-
-
A social marketing campaign to promote healthy eating and physical activity, reaching out to schools, agencies and organizations serving low-income communities, with technical support, nutrition and fitness resources, policy development, nutrition education and physical activity training.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Marin County Public Health is actively monitoring pertussis, also called whooping cough. Pertussis is a highly contagious respiratory infection caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
offers an extensive array of clinical and biological tests related to communicable diseases.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
federally funding program that addresses the unmet health needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS.
-
federally funding program that addresses the unmet health needs of persons living with HIV/AIDS.
-
-
-
As the medical component of the STD Prevention and Control Program, the clinic providesservicesclients, including: testing for STD's, diagnosis, treatment, examination, counseling/case management, partner follow-up, and certain family planning services.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
These services are designed to impact countywide smoking prevalence by decreasing illegal tobacco sales to minors. Steps include conducting countywide undercover decoy operations, providing merchant education, issuing citations to violating retailers and convening a countywide Tobacco Access Enforcement Task Force.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Birth and Death records are maintained at the Marin County Office of Vital Statistics for the current year and the previous year only All other past years including the years are kept at the County Recorder's office in the Civic Center building (3501 Civic Center Drive), room 232, (415) 499-6092.
-
-
-
Provides evaluation and referral, crisis intervention, medication management, dual diagnosis (mental illness and substance abuse) treatment, and individual and group therapy.
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Provides mental health services from clinical evaluation and therapy, case management to school-based clinical services. Emergency services are provided by the Psychiatric Emergency Services. Services are for Special Education students referred by their school, and children with Medi-Cal.
-
-