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December 15, 2011 – (San Diego, Calif.) - Philip Hanger Ph.D. will be joining the team at Mental Health Systems (MHS) beginning December 19. As Vice President of Mental Health Systems, Dr. Hanger will join Mental Health Systems’ leadership team in creating access, breaking down barriers, and assuring the delivery of innovative, cost-effective services for individuals and families living with behavioral health problems in the North County.

Colton City News: Holiday Open House Celebrates Positive Change by Nathan Ellstrand (December 8, 2011)

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 San Diego County, Calif. – December 6, 2011 – The Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) International announced that Mental Health Systems (MHS), Employment Services program has been accredited for a period of three years for its community employment services: job development, job support, and job site training. The latest accreditation is the fifth consecutive Three-Year Accreditation that the international accrediting body has awarded to MHS, Employment Services.

October 21, 2011- Mental Health Systems, as a part of San Diego's multi-agency Methamphetamine Strike Force, visited the homes of known drug users in the Escondido, during a sweep aimed at getting offenders off the streets and back on the path to sobriety. The law enforcement operation, dubbed Tip the Scale, includes a chance for people to meet with MHS counselors before they're jailed for the night. Read more in the North County Times article:

David Conn, MHS Senior Vice President, discusses implications of the state’s realignment of substance abuse/mental health services on San Diego County with Mack Jenkins, Chief Probation Officer at San Diego County Probation Department, during a recent segment of the San Diego Union Tribune Community Spotlight Radio Show.

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 MHS and the San Diego Sheriff's Department collaborate on the Tip the Scale program. The program is geared to give drug users the opportunity to talk with substance abuse counselors who can guide them to available treatment resources and ensure they stay current with court-ordered drug counseling. In addition, family members receive information about community resources, including support services like Narcotics Anonymous and Alcoholics Anonymous.

 MHS Vice President Laura Otis-Miles provides testimony to the California Assembly’s Select Committee on Homelessness. In the second in a series of regional stops which include Sacramento and Los Angeles, the Committee convened in San Diego. Concerns raised in San Diego, where 1,462 new homeless veterans were on the streets last year. Read full article at http://www.eastcountymagazine.org/node/6749

 Nonviolent felony drug offenders are finding a better path to recovery - and a less costly one for taxpayers - in San Diego County's drug court program. Read full article

MHS Hacienda Campus for Women and Children is a partner in a new venture with The Fresno Medical Respite Center, a collaborative effort that provides homeless people in Fresno a place to recuperate after a hospital stay. Read full article.

Kim Bond, MHS President and CEO, participated in a recent Daily Transcript roundtable, with leaders of local hospitals, insurance companies and other health care providers to discuss how to implement healthcare reform, and just what it means for their patients and their costs. Download full article