Dhia mus rau cov ntsiab lus​​ 
Tsev Xov xwm California Yuav Nthuav Kev Kho Mob Hlwb Hauv Oakland​​ 

California to Expand Behavioral Health Care in Oakland​​ 

Txoj Haujlwm Yuav Pab 7,665 Cov Neeg Txhua Xyoo​​ 

SACRAMENTO — As California continues to strengthen its behavioral health care system, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) and Safe Passages today celebrated the ribbon cutting of a new Community Wellness and Youth Prevention Wellness Center in Oakland. Funded by almost $9 million through the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP) Round 4: Children and Youth, the center will offer community-derived models of mental health services to a projected 7,600 individuals annually in an outpatient setting.​​ 

Ribbon txiav rau Safe Passages Community Wellness and Prevention Center​​ 
Ribbon txiav rau Safe Passages Community Wellness and Prevention Center​​ 

Qhov kev qhib lub Chaw Saib Xyuas Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv thiab Kev Tiv Thaiv Hauv Zej Zog Safe Passages yog ib qho kev nqis peev muaj zog rau yav tom ntej ntawm peb cov menyuam yaus thiab cov hluas. Txhua tus menyuam muaj cai tau txais cov cuab yeej uas lawv xav tau los ua kom tiav lawv lub peev xwm, tsis hais haiv neeg twg, kev lag luam hauv zej zog, lossis kev tsis taus, " Tus Thawj Coj DHCS Michelle Baass hais. Peb txhawb nqa cov kev siv zog ntawm zej zog uas tsim kom muaj kev nyab xeeb, kho qhov chaw uas cov tub ntxhais hluas tuaj yeem tau txais kev saib xyuas, kev txhawb nqa, thiab cov cib fim uas lawv xav tau kom vam meej. Lub chaw no yuav ua lub hauv paus tseem ceeb rau kev pab thaum ntxov thiab kev tiv thaiv, pab cov menyuam yaus thiab tsev neeg tsim kom
kev ywj
thiab kev noj qab haus huv uas kav ntev mus ib txhis.CHAW UA HAUJ LWM KEV NOJ QAB NYOB ZOO THIAB KEV TIV THAIV KEV NYAB XEEB HAUV ZEJKHUAM: Lub chaw no yuav muab kev pabcuam kev noj qab haus huv rau cov menyuam yaus thiab cov hluas hauv Alameda County txij thaum yug los txog rau cov hluas, nrog rau kev tsom mus rau cov pej xeem uas muaj kev pheej hmoo siab. Lub chaw uas tau nthuav dav no yuav muaj cov kev pab cuam kev loj hlob ntawm menyuam yaus thaum ntxov uas muab kev pabcuam rau niam thiab kev kawm txog kev ua niam ua txiv uas cov kws tshaj lij txog kev noj qab haus huv ntawm menyuam yaus thaum ntxov tau siv, uas yog los ntawm zej zog, raws li kev tshawb fawb, thiab tau ua pov thawj tias yog cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws. Cov kev pab cuam no suav nrog Kev Pab Qhia Lub Neej, cov kev pab cuam kev noj qab haus huv ntawm lub hlwb thaum yug menyuam thiab thaum yau, kev kho mob hlwb rau niam txiv thiab menyuam, cov kev pab cuam cev xeeb tub thiab tom qab yug menyuam, cov kev pab cuam niam txiv, cov kev pab cuam kev loj hlob ntawm cov tub ntxhais hluas, kev sab laj rau tus kheej thiab pab pawg, thiab kev tshawb nrhiav haujlwm.

"Tau ntau tshaj 29 xyoo, Safe Passages tau cog lus tias yuav rhuav tshem lub voj voog ntawm kev txom nyem hauv peb cov zej zog thiab txhawb nqa tsev neeg thiab cov tub ntxhais hluas kom koom nrog kev txhim kho peb cov kev daws teeb meem thiab txoj kev," said Safe Passages CEO Josefina Alvarado Mena. Lub chaw noj qab haus huv no yog qhov chaw sib sau ua ke thiab yog qhov chaw nyab xeeb uas peb tuaj yeem tsim lub zej zog, sib qhia, thiab loj hlob ua ke.​​ 

VIM LI CAS QHOV NO TSEEM CEEB: Yuav luag 1 ntawm 13 tus menyuam yaus thiab cov hluas hauv California ntsib kev puas siab puas ntsws loj heev. Los ntawm BHCIP, DHCS muab nyiaj pab rau cov chaw tsim nyog los tsim, yuav, thiab nthuav cov vaj tse thiab nqis peev rau hauv cov chaw tsim kho vaj tse thaum muaj xwm txheej ceev, pab cov zej zog kom tau raws li qhov xav tau nce ntxiv thiab kaw cov kev pabcuam qub. Cov kev nqis peev no tseem ceeb heev rau cov zej zog nyob deb nroog, kom ntseeg tau tias tib neeg tuaj yeem tau txais kev kho mob raws sijhawm, cawm txoj sia yam tsis tas yuav mus deb.​​ 

BHCIP is part of California’s ongoing commitment to expand behavioral health services for all Californians. DHCS has awarded $1.7 billion in BHCIP competitive grants. In addition, DHCS is distributing up to $4.4 billion in competitive Bond BHCIP funding, including $3.3 billion for Round 1: Launch Ready grants as part of Behavioral Health Transformation, DHCS’ work to implement Proposition 1. DHCS recently released the Proposition 1 Bond BHCIP Round 2: Unmet Needs Request for Applications (RFA). Eligible organizations can apply for funding to construct, acquire, or rehabilitate properties that expand behavioral health services for Medi-Cal members and other Californians in need. DHCS will award more than $800 million in grants to support community-based facilities for mental health and substance use disorder care.​​ 

Hais txog BHCIP Round 4: Cov Me Nyuam thiab Cov Hluas:​​  BHCIP Round 4, ib feem ntawm Children and Youth Behavioral Health Initiative, tsis yog tsuas yog tsom mus rau cov menyuam yaus thiab cov hluas xwb, tab sis txhua tus neeg California hnub nyoog 25 xyoo thiab qis dua, suav nrog cov poj niam cev xeeb tub thiab cov poj niam tom qab yug me nyuam thiab lawv cov menyuam thiab cov hluas hnub nyoog hloov pauv hnub nyoog 16-25, nrog rau lawv tsev neeg. Cov nyiaj pab 52 uas muaj tag nrho $480.5 lab no pub rau kev tsim kho tshiab thiab nthuav dav ntau hom chaw kho mob sab nraud thiab chaw nyob, suav nrog cov kev pab cuam kho mob rau menyuam yaus thaum muaj teeb meem, cov chaw kho mob thaum cev xeeb tub uas muaj teeb meem siv tshuaj yeeb, cov chaw kho mob hauv zej zog/chaw tiv thaiv cov tub ntxhais hluas, thiab kev kho mob rau cov neeg mob sab nraud rau cov teeb meem siv tshuaj yeeb. Thov mus saib lub vev xaib BHCIP kom paub ntxiv txog cov neeg tau txais nyiaj pab thiab cov ntaub ntawv ntxiv txog txhua qhov kev pab nyiaj txiag ntawm BHCIP.​​ 

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