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About us

Our values

We believe without reservation:

  • All people have the right to behavioral health and well being
  • All people must be treated with fairness, respect and dignity in a culturally and linguistically competent way
  • With effective treatment and support, recovery from mental illness is achievable
  • Consumers will actively participate in their own recovery and treatment goal
  • Consumers and their families will be at the center in development, delivery, implementation and evaluation of their treatment
  • The system of care must have a structure and process for ensuring access to needed services for potential and current consumers
  • All people must have access to the highest quality and most effective integrated services
     

Strategic priorities

  • Ensure Medi-Cal beneficiaries are provided timely access to high quality mental health and substance use treatment services.
  • Increase the availability of both: 
    • behavioral health treatment facilities and treatment beds
    • temporary and permanent housing opportunities for individuals with serious mental illness and/or substance use disorder.
  • Proactively address on-going and emerging needs for specific high-need populations, especially those with substance use treatment needs.
  • Develop innovate solutions to address professional workforce shortages.
  • Adapt to and help shape the rapidly shifting State policy landscape.

Our Executive Team

Director Sherri Terao

Sherri Terao

Director

Behavioral Health Services

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Dr. Tiffany Ho

Behavioral Health Medical Director

Mental Health

Dr. Cheryl Ho - BHSD Executive

Dr. Cheryl Ho

Behavioral Health Medical Director

Substance Use Treatment Services

Executive of BHSD

Darren Tan

Deputy Director - Administration

Administration

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Megan Wheelehan

Deputy Director

System of Care

Katelyn Lu - BHSD executive of finance

Katelyn (Nhung) Lu

Financial and Administrative Services Manager

Administration

Brian Wagner

Brian Wagner

Director, Analytics and Reporting

Analytics & Reporting

Courtney Gray - BHSD executive

Courtney Gray

Director, Quality Management

Quality Management

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Stephanie Macwhorter

Director System of Care (A/OA)

Substance Use Treatment Services

Zelia Costa - BHSD executive

Zelia Faria Costa

Director

Children, Youth, and Family System of Care

Margaret Obilor Director of AOA

Margaret Obilor

Director

Adult/Older Adult System of Care

Soo Jung

Soo Jung

Director

Adult and Older Adult System of Care