The Family Partnership Program promotes family access, voice, and ownership at all levels of the service system, from policy-making to service delivery

FAMILY PARTNERSHIP GUIDING PRINCIPLES

The Family Partnership Program seeks to build true partnerships with families and professionals. Our guiding principles help to ensure that service plans are strengths-based, culturally sensitive and meet the unique needs of each family in ways that are respectful and family-centered.

FAMILY PARTNERS CAN HELP FAMILIES

• Listen to concerns and problem solve with family members
• Assist families in searching and accessing appropriate services
• Encourage family participation in supporting mentally ill adult, child or family member
• Supply educational materials
• Provide information about support groups, workshops and conferences
• Inform family of their rights and the limits of family involvement
• Receive complaints and follow up on concerns regarding Marin County Mental Health
• Liaison between family members and Marin County Mental Health
• Provide Positive Parenting Classes (in English and Spanish)
• Provide information and help in accessing resources in the community
• Provide support during acute crisis

Our team of 6 Family Partners is comprised of parents and family members who have faced similar challenges in their own lives. We have learned where to find resources and locate services and are here to share this knowledge with other family members. We have also learned the importance of self care and assist families in assessing their own self-care needs. As members of the Marin County Mental Health System of Care, we work in collaboration with Mental Health, Social Services, Juvenile Justice, Education and many other agencies within the Marin Community in serving families struggling with mental illness.

FAMILY PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM

Located at Marin Health and Wellness Campus

3230 Kerner Boulevard

San Rafael, California 94901