Prevention and Early Intervention
The Prevention and Early Intervention (PEI) approaches are transformational in the way they
re-structure the mental health system to a “help first” approach. PEI services and programs
are designed to engage persons prior to the development of serious mental illness or serious
emotional disturbances or, in the case of early intervention, alleviate the need for additional
mental health treatment.
What is Prevention?
Prevention in mental health involves reducing risk factors or stressors, building protective
factors and skills, and increasing support. Prevention promotes positive cognitive, social and
emotional development and encourages a state of well-being.
What is Intervention?
Early Intervention is directed toward individuals and families for whom a short, relatively
low-intensity intervention is appropriate to measurably improve mental health problems and avoid
the need for more extensive mental health treatment.
Key Community Mental Health Needs
- Disparities in Access to Services
PEI efforts will reduce disparities in access to early mental health interventions due to
stigma, lack of knowledge about mental health services or lack of suitability,
(i.e., cultural competency), of traditional mainstream services.
- Psycho-Social Impact of Trauma
PEI efforts will reduce the negative psycho-social impact of trauma for all ages.
- At-Risk Children, Youth, and Young Adults
PEI efforts will increase prevention and response to early signs of emotional and behavioral
health problems among specific at-risk populations.
- Stigma and Discrimination
PEI will reduce stigma and discrimination affecting individuals with mental health illness
and mental health problems.
- Suicide Risk
PEI will increase public knowledge of the signs of suicide risk and appropriate actions
to prevent suicide.
Priority Populations
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Underserved Cultural Populations
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Individuals Experiencing Onset of Serious Psychiatric Illness
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Children/Youth in Stressed Families
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Trauma-Exposed Individuals of All Ages
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Children/Youth at Risk for School Failure
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Children/Youth at Risk of or Experiencing Juvenile Justice Involvement
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PEI Leadership Committee Members
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Name
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Affiliation
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Alma Amaya
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Member, MHB (Children/Youth in Stressed Families)
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Ardythe Price
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Member, MHB (Individuals Experiencing Onset of Serious Psychiatric Illness)
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Beverly Griffith
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SYMHS (Underserved Cultural Populations)
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David Markland
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Member, MHB (Children/Youth at Risk for School Failure)
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Doug Bond
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SYMHS (Individuals Experiencing Onset of Serious Psychiatric Illness)
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Emerita Banuelos
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SYMHS (Underserved Cultural Populations)
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Jackie Stanfill
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SYMHS (Children/Youth at Risk for School Failure and Children/Youth at Risk of or Experiencing Juvenile Justice Involvement)
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Joan Hoss
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Human Services Director and Co-Facilitator
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Joginder S. Pardesi
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Member, MHB
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John Nicoletti
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Yuba BOS, Member of MHB and Co-Faciliator
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Keith Pinckney
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Member, MHB (Childen/Youth at Risk of or Experiencing Juvenile Justice Involvement)
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Linda Loos
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SYMHS (Individuals Experiencing Onset of Serious Psychiatric Illness)
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Marc Myers
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Member, MHB (Individuals Experiencing Onset of Serious Psychiatric Illness)
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Margery Hubbard
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Member, MHB (Underseved Cultural Populations and Trauma-Exposed Individuals of All Ages)
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Nancy Lee
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SYMHS (Trauma-Exposed Individuals of All Ages)
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Nick Sohrakoff
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Member, MHB (Children/Youth in Stressed Families)
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Patricia Stutte
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Member, MHB
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Sandra Turnbull
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SYMHS (Children/Youth in Stressed Families)
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Stan Cleveland
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Sutter BOS and Member, MHB (Underserved Cultural Populations)
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Tom Sherry
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Mental Health Director
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