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CALIFORNIA AT JOHN WESLEY COUNTY HOSPITAL BREAK GROUND SA SKID ROW SUBSTANCE GUMAGAMIT NG DISORDER TREATMENT FACILITY

Ang Proyekto ay Magbibigay ng Paggamot sa Kalusugan ng Pag-uugali sa 3,258 Indibidwal Bawat Taon

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.

Groundbreaking para sa JWCH Institute SUD Treatment Facility

Ginawaran ng DHCS ang JWCH ng mahigit $14.5 milyon sa pamamagitan ng Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP), na nagsisikap na palawakin ang imprastraktura ng pasilidad ng kalusugang pangkaisipan upang mapaglingkuran ang mga nangangailangang taga-California. Sa pamamagitan ng mga kamakailang inaprubahang bono ng Proposition 1, sa 2025 at 2026, mas maraming pasilidad sa paggamot sa kalusugang pangkaisipan ang popondohan at itatayo.

“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.

KUNG BAKIT ITO MAHALAGA: Sa pamamagitan ng BHCIP, nagkakaloob ang DHCS ng pondo sa mga kwalipikadong entidad upang magtayo, bumili, at magpalawak ng mga ari-arian at mamuhunan sa imprastraktura ng mobile crisis upang higit pang mapalawak ang hanay ng mga opsyon sa paggamot sa kalusugang pangkaisipan na nakabatay sa komunidad para sa mga taong may kalusugang pangkaisipan at mga SUD. Tinutugunan ng BHCIP ang mga makasaysayang kakulangan sa sistema ng pangangalagang pangkalusugang pangkaisipan upang matugunan ang lumalaking pangangailangan para sa mga serbisyo at suporta sa buong buhay ng mga taong nangangailangan.

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: Sinuportahan ng BHCIP Round 3 ang mga aktibidad sa paghahanda upang magplano para sa pagkuha at pagpapalawak ng imprastraktura ng kalusugang pangkaisipan sa buong estado. Ang 45 pasilidad na may kabuuang $518.5 milyon ay nagbigay-daan para sa bagong konstruksyon, pagbili, at rehabilitasyon ng mga ari-arian sa real estate upang mapalawak ang continuum ng paggamot at mga mapagkukunan ng serbisyo para sa kalusugang pangkaisipan. Kinakailangang ipakita ng mga aplikante ng BHCIP ang pagpapalawak ng proyekto na may kasamang patuloy na paggamot at mga serbisyo para sa kalusugang pangkaisipan sa mga setting na nagsisilbi sa mga miyembro ng Medi-Cal at may wastong proseso ng pagpaplano upang matiyak na handa na ang mga proyekto para sa implementasyon.  

TUNGKOL SA BHCIP ROUND 5: CRISIS AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH 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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