The Behavioral Health and Substance Abuse Service System will provide quality services and supports that:
- Facilitate recovery for adults and resiliency for children.
- Are responsive to individuals' unique strengths and needs throughout their lives.
- Focus on prevention and early intervention.
- Recognize, respect and accommodate differences as they relate to culture/ethnicity/race/religion, gender identity and sexual orientation.
- Ensure individual human rights and eliminate discrimination and stigma.
- Are provided in a comprehensive array by unifying programs and funding that build on natural and community supports unique to each individual and family.
- Are developed, monitored and evaluated in partnership with consumers, families and advocates.
- Represent collaboration with other agencies and service systems.
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OMHSAS Guiding Principles-adopted by the Strategic Planning Group 2/26/04