CALIFORNIA THIAB ASPIRANET ROV QAB RAU HAUV LUB CHAW UA HAUJ LWM HEALTH FACILITY

Cia Siab Forward Campus yuav nthuav dav kev kho tus cwj pwm kev noj qab haus huv muaj peev xwm rau cov menyuam yaus thiab cov hluas hauv Central Valley

SACRAMENTO — Thaum Lub Kaum Hli 24, 2024, Lub Tsev Haujlwm Saib Xyuas Kev Noj Qab Haus Huv (DHCS) thiab Aspiranet tau tshaj tawm qhov chaw kho mob tus cwj pwm tshiab hauv Turlock, California. Lub Chaw Cia Siab Forward Campus yuav muab kev kho mob hlwb tseem ceeb thiab kev siv tshuaj yeeb dawb (SUD) rau cov menyuam yaus thiab cov hluas hauv Central Valley. Aspiranet koom tes nrog Stanislaus, Merced, thiab San Joaquin counties los txhim kho lub xeev-of-the-art chaw npaj rau kev pab ntau tshaj 1,600 tus neeg txhua xyoo.

Kev Pom Zoo rau Kev Cia Siab Forward Campus hauv Turlock

DHCS tau muab nyiaj ntau dua $ 33 lab rau Aspiranet los ntawm Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP), uas tab tom nthuav dav lub xeev cov chaw kho mob kev coj cwj pwm kom pab cov neeg California uas muaj kev phom sij tshaj plaws. Nrog rau cov ntawv cog lus Proposition 1 uas nyuam qhuav pom zoo, yuav muaj ntau qhov chaw kho mob kev noj qab haus huv ntxiv rau xyoo 2025 thiab 2026.

“Wraparound youth treatment centers play a critical role in breaking the cycle of addiction and mental health struggles,” said DHCS Director Michelle Baass. “This groundbreaking for Aspiranet’s Hope Forward Campus will result in more children and youth receiving vital behavioral health services. This marks a new chapter of hope and healing for the Central Valley.”

CHAW KAWM NTAWV HOPE FORWARD: Qhov project no muaj kev saib xyuas kev noj qab haus huv tag nrho hauv qhov chaw nruab nrab thiab yooj yim nkag mus tau. Cov menyuam yaus thiab cov hluas thiab lawv tsev neeg yuav muaj kev pab txhawb nqa kev noj qab haus huv hauv tsev thiab sab nraud, suav nrog Chav Tswj Kev Kub Ntxhov uas kwv yees tias yuav pab tau 100 tus neeg txhua xyoo; Kev Pabcuam Menyuam Yaus rau Kev Kub Ntxhov nrog rau lub txaj; Chaw Kho Mob Hlwb nrog yim lub txaj pw hauv tsev kho mob; Kev Pabcuam Kho Mob Luv Luv nrog 16 lub txaj pw; Kev Kho Mob Opioid Hauv Chaw Ua Haujlwm, uas yuav pab tau kwv yees li 1,250 tus neeg txhua xyoo; thiab Chaw Noj Qab Haus Huv Hauv Zej Zog, uas yuav pab tau 300 tus neeg txhua xyoo.

“This is a once-in-a-generation opportunity made possible by BHCIP funding to meet the growing need for mental health and SUD treatment,” said Aspiranet Board Chair Kari Sturgeon.

"BHCIP yuav hloov pauv cov kev pabcuam uas peb muab rau cov menyuam yaus, cov hluas, thiab cov tsev neeg," Aspiranet CEO Vernon Brown hais. Kev koom ua ke ntawm kev sib txuas ntawm cov kev pabcuam kev noj qab haus huv tus cwj pwm, los ntawm kev kub ntxhov mus rau kev hloov pauv hauv zej zog, yog qhov tshwj xeeb. Peb zoo siab los nthuav dav peb cov kev pab cuam nrog ntau tus neeg koom tes hauv peb lub nroog.

VIM LI CAS QHOV NO TSEEM CEEB: Los ntawm BHCIP, DHCS muab nyiaj pab rau cov chaw tsim nyog los tsim, yuav, thiab nthuav cov cuab yeej cuab tam thiab nqis peev rau hauv cov chaw pabcuam thaum muaj xwm txheej ceev kom nthuav dav ntxiv ntawm ntau txoj kev xaiv kho mob hlwb rau cov neeg uas muaj kev noj qab haus huv ntawm lub hlwb thiab SUDs. BHCIP tab tom daws cov teeb meem uas muaj keeb kwm tsis zoo hauv lub cev kho mob kom tau raws li qhov xav tau kev pabcuam thiab kev txhawb nqa uas nce ntxiv thoob plaws lub neej ntawm cov neeg uas xav tau kev pab.

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. More information about California’s mental and behavioral health transformation can be found at mentalhealth.ca.gov.
 
ABOUT ASPIRANET: Aspiranet serves more than 35,000 children, youth, and families each year from 44 community-based sites statewide. Its spectrum of services in Northern California, Southern California, and the Central Valley includes foster and adoption services, behavioral and mental health services, residential/inpatient care, educational services, community-based family services, and emergency shelter.
 
ABOUT BHCIP ROUND 3: LAUNCH READY: BHCIP Round 3 supported preparation activities to plan for the acquisition and expansion of behavioral health infrastructure throughout the state. The 45 facilities were funded a total of $518.5 million to construct, acquire, and rehabilitate real estate assets to expand the behavioral health continuum of treatment and service resources. BHCIP applicants were required to demonstrate service expansion for Medi-Cal members and have a valid planning process to ensure projects are ready for implementation.

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