181What Brought & Keeps Hilary Schlossman?…projects that I really enjoyed was gathering community folks in education, home visiting, mental health, child-care providers and other professionals for a teen parent round table event to address collaboration and consider ways to strengthen communication in our efforts to support young parents. What keeps you at StarVista? Hands down, my ECMHC colleagues have kept me at StarVista. They are an amazing team that has grown and changed over the years but has always sustained me. They have been a…
182A Message From Our CEO – March 2021…of Soon Chung Park, Hyun Jung Grant, Suncha Kim, Yong Ae Yue, Delaina Ashley Yaun, Xiaojie Tan, Daoyou Feng, and Paul Andre Michels – six of whom were Asian women. In response to these events, StarVista’s Board of Directors passed this resolution condemning the violence against the AAPI community. STOP AAPI HATE, a platform for reporting and tracking hate crimes and violence against the Asian American Pacific Islander community, shared in its National Report that their reporting center received 3,795…
183Press Release: StarVista Celebrates 55 Years of ServicePress Release: For immediate release Contact Information: Lea Berhane, Director of Fund Development & Marketing (650) 591-9623 x142 lea.berhane@star-vista.org StarVista Celebrates 55 Years of Service in San Mateo County San Carlos, CA February 18, 2021 – StarVista, a nonprofit that delivers high impact services through counseling, skill development, and crisis prevention to children, youth, adults, and families to San Mateo County residents, celebrates its 55th anniversary this year. For 55 years, StarVista has been empowering individuals, inspiring hope, strengthening communities….
184Alcoholism and Addiction with Loved Ones…individuals because of actions brought to the table due to ones’ alcoholism. What can you do to protect your mental and emotional wellbeing if you are in a relationship with an addict or alcoholic? One must always keep in mind that addicts and alcoholics need to come to terms with their addiction themselves. When we act as a support system, we need to have an open mind and understand that any progress that minimizes their intake is an accomplishment and…
185Mental Health Awareness Month 2021 Events…youth for a mental health discussion and workshop for Spanish-speaking youth. Link to join can be found in the flyer here. Healing Hope with Expressive Arts Friday, May 21, 6-8pm A free event co-hosted by CORA, San Mateo County’s Office of Diversity and Equity, and the San Mateo County Pride Center. In partnership with San Mateo County’s Office of Diversity and Equity (ODE) and the SMC Mental Health Awareness month planning committee, the Pride Center in collaboration with CORA is…
186A Message From Our CEO – May 2021…has grown to 30 programs that address the mental health needs of children, youth, adults, and families in our shared community. From substance abuse, and thoughts of suicide, to family violence and homelessness, we help people persevere and transform some of the toughest life situations into personal victories. This month, StarVista is celebrating Mental Health Awareness Month through community events, our website, and social media. Here are some things you can look forward to: Mental Health Awareness Month themed blog…
187StarVista Crisis Center Program Manager featured in the San Mateo Daily Journal…struggles many clients continue to face in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. “According to StarVista Program Manager Zena Andreani, who runs the nonprofit’s 24/7 crisis hotline, call volume tended to increase in parallel with surges in COVID-19 cases. ‘In any given year, there are months that are unexplainably lower than others, but we did see the number of calls compared to other years go up as soon as we had surges in cases,’ she said…” Read the full article here….
188Spotlight: Jessica Lucero Perez, Health Ambassador at StarVista’s HAP-Y Program…with my own mental health and taking this program has helped me understand myself better. What does a typical meeting session at your program look like? A typical meeting session starts by introducing ourselves and sharing one thing about us. Then we begin by talking about our day. We have guest speakers come and talk about different mental health struggles. We also got taught about different types of methods to help us deal with our daily mental health. How do…
189Mental Health Toolkit from StarVista’s HAP-Y ProgramHAP-Y Mental Health Toolkit Hello StarVista community! Melissa and Yvette here. We are both HAP-Y Ambassadors (Winter/Spring ‘21 and Fall/Winter ‘20) and have compiled a list of resources for the greater community to access in light of Mental Health Awareness Month! We will be sharing our favorite self-care routines, as well as helpful resources for teens. Thanks for reading! Yvette Morales Melissa Paz Mental Health Vocab Mental Health– According to the CDC, “Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social…
190What Brought & Keeps Aracely Vasquez?…life challenges, and to see the continued work and how much DR continues to contribute to the communities we serve, especially during these challenging times, makes me overly proud of the work we do. What keeps you at StarVista? My team and the clients we serve. This is hard work, and I could not do this without the amazing individuals I get to work with. I have a lot of respect for each and everyone of them. The clients that…