261Climate Online Redwood City Promotes County Pride CelebrationJune 7, 2022 Climate Online Redwood City shares San Mateo County’s Pride Celebration event happening on June 11 and the in-person celebration details, including StarVista’s San Mateo County Pride Center program partnership for the event. “Downtown San Mateo will come alive with the LGBTQIA+ community and supporters when San Mateo County’s 10th Annual Pride Celebration rolls into Central Park at 5th Avenue and El Camino Real from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sat., June 11…” Read the full article here….
262A Message From Our CEO | June 2022Dear Friends, I hope you are all well. As we enter the last month of our fiscal year, I want to thank the StarVista community for your continued support of our organization. Our mission to help all ages and stages through life’s challenges is made possible by you, our funders, donors, sponsors, supporters, partners, staff, interns, and volunteers. In the spirit of another year of success, I am pleased to share StarVista’s Annual Report 2020-2021 with you. This year’s annual…
263Kids Kamp 2024…learned to take care of themselves as well as the opportunity to relax, make new friends, and “be a kid.” Watch the video to hear Lucia*’s story, read by Erik Karff, LMFT, Program Coordinator & Mental Health Clinician for School-Based Services at StarVista. HAVE A COMPANY MATCH YOUR DONATION Did you know that you can increase your gift through a company match? Ask your employer if they will match your Kids Kamp donation amount and take your giving to the…
264StarVista’s new Director of Wellness and Recovery Services…many things in life, self-care is more about the journey than the destination. Exploring a combination of practices including meditation, exercise, mindfulness…and sometimes just listening to some really good music, has helped me find my center and maintain compassion and empathy throughout my career. What are some of your hobbies? I love to run and hike (basically anything that gets me out of the house and out into nature!). I also deeply enjoy music and play guitar semi-competently. …
265988 Launch | StarVista Crisis Center…Crisis Hotline 650-579-0350 is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week for crisis intervention. Trained crisis workers treat callers with empathy and compassion and provide referrals for community resources and services. If you are a San Mateo County resident without a 650-area code and would like to access the StarVista Crisis Center, please call our local line at 650-579-0350. How can I help bring awareness to this new initiative? Check out StarVista’s Social Media Toolkit for the launch…
266Press Release: The StarVista Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Center to Answer 988 Calls in San Mateo County…of the 13 call centers in the state of California quite literally answering the call of this new initiative,” says Taylor Coutts, Program Manager of StarVista’s Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Hotline. “Our hotline team is ready to support this initiative in this capacity and we look forward to the ways in which this will positively shape crisis services in our communities for years to come.” The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is composed of more than 200 local and state-funded…
267StarVista’s new Director of Family and Community Services…which part of the LGBTQIA+ community you belong to and by geographical location, spanning everything from access to comprehensive sexual education in schools, healthcare services, and sometimes just even leaving the house. The Trans and gender expansive community in particular face greater social and health challenges depending on how much you’re able to “pass” as a cisgender individual or whether culturally accessible health providers are available in your area, while the bisexual and pansexual community face greater mental health challenges…
268A Message From Our CEO | July 2022…the existing National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255), which is composed of more than 200 local and state-funded Crisis Centers throughout the country. Calls to the Lifeline are forwarded to the nearest Crisis Center based on the area code of the caller. The StarVista Crisis Center is a participating call center that operates the 24/7 Crisis Hotline 650-579-0350 in San Mateo County. Most local calls to the National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline with the 650-area code are forwarded to the StarVista…
269Congresswoman Speier to Highlight Implementation of 988 Lifeline in San Mateo CountyAugust 9, 2022 StarVista to take part in 988 Press Conference held by Congresswoman Jackie Speier. The Press Conference will feature guest speakers from San Mateo County and StarVista’s Crisis Center. “Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-14) will hold a press conference on August 10, 2022 at 10 a.m. laying out the progress San Mateo County has made in implementing the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline that went live nationally on July 16, 2022…” Read the full press release here. …
270San Mateo County leaders highlight new mental health lifelineAugust 11, 2022 StarVista’s Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention Center highlighted during Congresswoman Jackie Speier’s 988 Press Conference in the San Mateo Daily Journal. “U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier and other state and local officials shined a spotlight on the new 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline in San Mateo County run by nonprofit StarVista, with officials urging those in need to seek help…” Read the full article here. …