By VOICE & VIEWPOINT NEWSWIRE
Increased levels of mental health and addiction treatment at future housing developments is the goal of a policy the San Diego County Board of Supervisors passed on April 9th. Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer, the author of the policy, issued the following statement after the 4-0 vote.
“This policy will have a positive, long-term effect on the people we’re helping with behavioral health services, and the communities where the housing is located,” said Supervisor Lawson-Remer. “I truly appreciate receiving the support of the other Supervisors. We agreed that increasing the level of care and security will be better for everyone.”
Now that the policy has passed, County staff is being asked to:
- “…explore all options and opportunities to maximize on-site and referral based behavioral health services…”
- “…analyze all options and opportunities to increase the level of services and hours of on-site case management services…when residents are more likely to need extra help connecting to services and adjusting to a new environment…”
- “…develop a plan for utilizing No Place Like Home operating reserve funds to add supplemental security personnel for Windsor. Advocate to the California Department of Housing and Community Development, requesting the State to maximize funding flexibility of Capital Operating Reserve funds for the Windsor Pointe project.”
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