California Y JANUS DE SANTA CRUZ INICIAN LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DE UN NUEVO CENTRO DE TRATAMIENTO PARA EL ABUSO DE SUSTANCIAS​​ 

El proyecto incluirá el primer centro de atención residencial en el condado para madres de alto riesgo y sus hijos y atenderá a 244 personas anualmente con atención ambulatoria​​ 

SACRAMENTO — The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and Janus of Santa Cruz broke ground on a new facility that will address critical gaps in mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. The facility will provide outpatient treatment for SUD and perinatal and postpartum residential care for women with SUDs and their children up to age 12.

DHCS awarded Janus more than $5 million through the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP), which works to expand the behavioral health facility infrastructure to serve the most vulnerable Californians. With the recently approved Proposition 1 bonds, in 2025 and 2026, even more behavioral health treatment facilities will be funded and built.​​ 

Apart from Janus, Santa Cruz County has limited to no perinatal and postpartum residential care for women with complex needs and their children. In addition to serving women and children in Santa Cruz County, Janus’ care extends to people in Monterey and San Benito counties. Through this new BHCIP grant, Janus will serve 244 individuals annually through its outpatient SUD treatment facility. Additionally, the grant will fund 25 beds in Janus’ perinatal residential SUD facility.

“Programs like Janus’ play a critical role in breaking the cycle of addiction,” said DHCS Director Michelle Baass. “The expansion of this facility will help women and children get the care they need at a pivotal time in their lives.”​​  

“Janus of Santa Cruz has provided person-centered SUD services to Santa Cruz County for 48 years,” said Amber Williams, CEO of Janus of Santa Cruz. “This state-funded project will empower us to serve many more children, youth, and families for years to come.”

This effort, part of the Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, is a historic investment that provides grant funding to construct new facilities and expand existing facilities that help children, youth, transition-age youth, and pregnant or postpartum individuals and their families with mental health and/or SUDs.​​ 

JANUS OF SANTA CRUZ: Janus provides supportive SUD treatment services to pregnant and postpartum patients in a professional and compassionate environment while assisting them and their families on their journey toward wellness and recovery. Janus works with community and regional partners to reduce repeat drug offenses among pregnant and postpartum women by providing critical health and human services. The new facility will provide critical services, including a women’s intensive outpatient program, aftercare program, integrated behavioral health services, incidental medical services, Enhanced Care Management, outpatient Narcotic Treatment Programs, Medication Assisted Treatment, contingency management, referrals to recovery support residences, and Medi-Cal peer support services.​​ 

POR QUÉ ES IMPORTANTE: A través de BHCIP, el DHCS concede fondos a entidades elegibles para construir, adquirir y ampliar propiedades e invertir en infraestructura móvil de crisis para ampliar aún más la gama de opciones de tratamiento de salud conductual comunitaria para personas con salud mental y SUDs. BHCIP está abordando las brechas históricas en el sistema de salud conductual para satisfacer la creciente demanda de servicios y apoyo a lo largo de la vida de las personas necesitadas.​​ 

DHCS concedió 1.700 millones de dólares en subvenciones competitivas BHCIP. Además, DHCS distribuirá hasta 4.400 millones de dólares en financiación competitiva de BHCIP en bonos, incluyendo 3.300 millones de dólares para subvenciones de la Ronda 1: Launch Ready. La Transformación de la Salud Conductual es DHCS'trabajo para implementar la Proposición 1. DHCS organiza Regular sesiones públicas de escucha. Las actualizaciones y grabaciones de las sesiones están disponibles en la sitio web de Transformación de la Salud Conductual.​​ 

ACERCA DE BHCIP RONDA 4: NIÑOS Y JÓVENES:​​  BHCIP Round 4 focused on Californians ages 25 and younger, including pregnant and postpartum women and their children and youth ages 16-25, along with their families. The 52 awards totaling $480.5 million allowed for new construction and expansion of multiple outpatient and residential facility types, including children’s crisis residential programs, perinatal residential SUD facilities, community wellness/youth prevention centers, and outpatient treatment for SUDs. Please see the BHCIP website for more information about grant recipients and additional details about all BHCIP funding rounds.​​ 

California is transforming its entire mental health and SUD treatment system to provide better behavioral health care for all Californians. Learn more at mentalhealth.ca.gov.​​ 

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