San Joaquin County Behavioral Health

09/16/2026

💬 A conversation can save a life.

09/14/2026

The Behavioral Health Services Housing for Health division is honored to have been the recipient of the 2026 Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity Award for San Joaquin County. In one short year our division has been able to execute our vision and make an impact for our team, members, BHS, and our county. We are deeply humbled by those who have championed us and we are committed to continue to serve.

09/10/2026

🌍 September 10th is World Su***de Prevention Day
***dePreventionDay

09/08/2026

📞September 8th is 988 Day 📞

09/01/2026

💜 September is Su***de Prevention Awareness Month 💜

05/15/2026

Yesterday, SJC HCS Director, Genevieve Valentine was an invited panelist at the Joint Oversight Hearing between the Assembly Health Committee and the Select Committee on Native American Affairs. The State was specifically interested in how County of San Joaquin, CA integrated mobile crisis services into the 988 ***dePrevention line. Thank you Assemblymember Mia Bonta for this invitation.

Director Valentine was joined by Michelle Garibaldi, BHS Chief Mental Health Clinician, who oversees the County’s BHS Mobile Crisis Program. Here's a link to the hearing (advance to 1:05): https://www.assembly.ca.gov/media/assembly-joint-hearing-health-and-select-committee-native-american-affairs-20260512?time%5bmedia-element-8405%5d=2.826914

04/22/2026

Last week, Health Care Services Agency Director Genevieve Valentine was invited to join an exclusive group of national experts in Washington D.C. to address addiction and homelessness.

Congratulations on this honor, Director Valentine, and thank you for representing so well.

Read the full press release here: https://www.sjgov.org/press-releases/press-release-detail/2026/04/16/sjc-hcs-director-invited-to-national-summit

04/14/2026

02/02/2026

Good news - power has been restored to the County Administration Building and our offices.

Thank you to all who worked so hard to get the power back on quickly.

12/01/2025

Congratulations, Fay Vieira, San Joaquin County’s new Director of San Joaquin County Behavioral Health! Fay has served as Interim BHS Director since April 2025 and brings more than 17 years of dedicated experience in behavioral health, with a strong background in clinical operations, program development, and children and youth services.
We are excited to welcome her into this new role and look forward to the leadership, compassion, and expertise she brings to our community. Learn more about Director Vieira at: bit.ly/3XlpfzZ.