When rewarded, the financing of proposal bonds should create 6,800 residential treatment beds and 26,700 ambulatory treatment locations for behavioral health and will be based on other major behavioral health initiatives in California.
Kim Johnson, secretary of California Health & Human Services Agency: “Today marks an essential step in our commitment to transforming California’s behavioral health system.
Michelle BAASS, Director of DHCS: “This is a generational investment in the future of behavioral health of California. We are not just building installations. We build hope, dignity and healing ways for thousands of Californians. These investments will considerably improve the capacity of our State to provide effective and effective care for individuals in their own communities. ”
Why this counts
Bond BHCIP Round 1 prices will help create a complete behavioral health system, ensuring that individuals can access the right time at the right time, whether for stabilization of the crisis, care for hospitalized patients or long -term treatment. As part of the state’s objective of reducing mental health crises, increasing the availability of services and supporting community solutions, these investments are essential to guarantee sustainability and long -term accessibility of behavioral health services.
Thanks to BHCIP, the DHCS granted subsidies in a competitive way to build, acquire and develop properties and invest in a mobile crisis infrastructure for behavioral health. Proposal 1, adopted in March 2024, increases the financing possibilities to extend the BHIPI to serve even more Californians suffering from mental health disorders and substances consumption through the development of infrastructure.
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Mental California Health for All Initiative is Modernize the behavioral health service system To improve responsibility, increase transparency and increase the capacity of behavioral health establishments. BHCIP supports the creation, renovation and expansion of facilities that serve people with mental health and drug addiction needs, emphasizing crisis care, residential treatment and ambulatory services. DHCS has already granted $ 1.7 billion in BHIPIC competition grants.
There is a deficit of more than 7,000 behavioral health beds in California, contributing to unsatisfied needs among homeless people who suffer from mental illness and / or drug addiction disorders. The funding of Bond BHCIP is estimated to be funding 6,800 residential processing beds and 26,700 ambulatory health treatment slots and will be based on other major behavioral health initiatives in California. This investment will help tackle the bed for behavioral health.
What comes then
Today’s announcement represents the first of the two Bolac Bolac financing laps. The second round, Bond BHCIP Round 2: A this needs, will provide more than $ 800 million in competitive financing awards for behavioral health treatment establishments and is open to all entities. Interested entities are encouraged to apply after putting the Round 2 request online at the end of the month.
In addition, the Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) will supervise up to $ 2 billion in proposal funds 1 to build permanent support housing for veterans and other homeless or at risk of homelessness and suffering from mental health or drug addiction problems.
Learn more
For more information on Bond BHIPP Round 1: Land launch, please visit the BHIPI website. Additional advice on Bond BHCIP Round 1: Land launch and Tour 2: Uncrowded needs are available here. Visit the Behavioral health processing page For updates and resources, including recordings of regular public listening sessions.
Today’s winners can be found HERE.