Announcement of Expansion of Peer Personnel Preparation

Alameda County Behavioral Health Care Services and BEST Now, our County’s primary peer specialist training program, an organization of Alameda Network of Mental Health Clients, have partnered with primary bidder: Mental Health Association, San Francisco (MHASF), in their application for the “Peer Personnel Preparation RFP,” a grant designed by the Office of Statewide Health and Planning Development (OSHPD). We are proud to announce that MHASF was one of four awardees of this contract. This contract was designed to develop career pathways for peer positions through training, education, and placement in the public mental health system. Our hope is that this contract will increase the number of mental health consumers hired in Alameda County while strengthening our peer specialist program, BEST Now. Additionally, the RFP will strengthen our collaborative relationships and networking capacity with other counties and programs. Our fellow public grant partners with MHASF include: San Francisco and Marin County, and the City of Berkeley. For more information about the project please contact Khatera Aslami, Office of Consumer Empowerment or Andree Reyes, Workforce Education & Training Unit.