COMUNICADO DE PRENSA​​ 

California Y EL HOSPITAL DEL CONDADO JOHN WESLEY INICIAN LA CONSTRUCCIÓN DE UN CENTRO DE TRATAMIENTO PARA EL TRASTORNO POR USO DE SUSTANCIAS EN SKID ROW​​ 

El proyecto proporcionará tratamiento de salud conductual a 3,258 personas cada año​​ 

SACRAMENTO — The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and JWCH Institute (John Wesley County Hospital) today broke ground on an adult residential substance use disorder (SUD) treatment facility and wellness center in the Skid Row area of Los Angeles. This new campus will provide critical mental health and SUD treatment services to unhoused adults with SUD and individuals experiencing mental health issues.​​ 

The project will include a two-story building dedicated to behavioral health treatment. The first floor will add a community wellness center to serve 3,258 individuals each year in an outpatient setting. The second story will include an adult residential SUD treatment facility that will expand capacity by 38 beds within an integrated medical campus that offers a range of care. Of the 38 beds, 10 will be dedicated to SUD treatment with incidental medical services.​​ 

Colocación de la primera piedra del centro de tratamiento de SUD del Instituto JWCH​​ 

DHCS concedió a JWCH más de 14,5 millones de dólares a través del Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP), que trabaja para ampliar la infraestructura de las instalaciones de salud conductual para atender a los californianos necesitados. Con los bonos de la Proposición 1 aprobados recientemente, en 2025 y 2026 se financiarán y construirán aún más centros de tratamiento de salud conductual .​​ 

“JWCH Institute is taking needed steps to halt the revolving door between emergency rooms and the streets by offering safe, compassionate care for those who need it most,” said DHCS Director Michelle Baass. “We are pleased to partner with them to expand critical care in Los Angeles County.”​​ 

“There is a lack of SUD residential treatment services on Skid Row, and JWCH will be able to fill the gap in the crisis continuum that currently exists,” said Al Ballesteros, President and Chief Executive Officer of Wesley Health Centers and the JWCH Institute.​​ 

JWCH INSTITUTE: JWCH Institute is dedicated to improving the health and well-being of people in the Los Angeles area who face barriers to accessing care through directly providing or coordinating health care, education, services, and research. Through the new Wesley Behavioral Health and Wellness Center (funded through BCHIP Round 3: Launch Ready grants) and the Crocker Street Expansion (funded through BHCIP Round 5: Crisis and Behavioral Health Continuum), JWCH will provide easy-to-access crisis intervention and stabilization, assessments, and therapy. JWCH will also offer a full range of SUD services, including standard and intensive outpatient treatment and a recuperative care/residential rehabilitation treatment program.​​ 

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 has awarded $1.7 billion in BHCIP competitive grants. In addition, DHCS will distribute up to $4.4 billion in competitive Bond BHCIP funding, including $3.3 billion for Round 1: Launch Ready grants. Behavioral Health Transformation is DHCS’ work to implement Proposition 1. DHCS holds regular public listening sessions. Updates and recordings of the sessions are available on the Behavioral Health Transformation webpage. 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.​​ 

ABOUT BHCIP ROUND 3: LAUNCH READY:​​  La Ronda 3 de la BHCIP apoyó las actividades de preparación para planear la adquisición y expansión de infraestructuras de salud conductual en todo el estado. Las 45 instalaciones, con un total de 518,5 millones de dólares, permitieron la construcción nueva, adquisición y rehabilitación de activos inmobiliarios para ampliar el continuo de recursos de tratamiento y servicios en salud conductual. Se requirió que los solicitantes de BHCIP demostraran la expansión del proyecto con el continuo de tratamiento y servicios de salud conductual en entornos que sirvan a los afiliados a Medi-Cal y que cuenten con un proceso de planeación válido para garantizar que los proyectos estén listos para su implementación.​​   

ACERCA DE LA RONDA 5 DE BHCIP: CRISIS Y SALUD CONDUCTUAL CONTINUUM:​​  BHCIP Round 5 was developed, in part, through a statewide needs assessment that identified significant gaps in available crisis services. This assessment showed the need for a better system of crisis care to reduce emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and incarceration. The 33 awards, totaling $430 million, are being used to build and expand crisis care and behavioral health facilities statewide and will serve vulnerable Californians of all ages, including Medi-Cal members.​​ 

Please see the BHCIP website for more information about grant recipients and additional details about all BHCIP funding rounds.​​ 

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