开设新站点，为青少年和成年人提供重要的行为健康护理服务

行为健康机构将提供 28 张新床位，用于治疗物质使用障碍和并发心理健康治疗服务

SACRAMENTO — The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is expanding residential services to treat substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health needs at two sites across California. Friends of the Mission hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony for Walter’s House II, which will provide substance use disorder treatment for adults in Yolo County. Aspiranet hosted a groundbreaking for the Central Valley Transition Aged Youth (TAY) Independence Program, which will provide a short-term residential therapeutic program and a substance use disorder outpatient treatment facility for youth ages 15 to 19.

DHCS awarded Friends of the Mission $12.4 million and Aspiranet $8.7 million through the Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program (BHCIP), which is part of California’s ongoing commitment to expand behavioral health services for all Californians. With the passage of Proposition 1, even more behavioral health treatment facilities will be funded and built in 2025 and 2026.

“DHCS is pleased to work with our community partners to expand robust, community-based behavioral health services,” said DHCS Director Michelle Baass. “Facilities like these are a vital component of California’s efforts to bring high-quality, holistic mental health and substance use disorder care to rural and underserved communities.”

WALTER’S HOUSE II PROJECT: Friends of the Mission’s Walter’s House II provides care in the most appropriate and least restrictive settings to support community integration, choice, and autonomy while reducing homelessness. Walter’s House II currently has 44 residential beds for substance use disorder treatment for adults in Yolo County. The project will provide an additional 16 new beds, for a total bed count of 60. The facility will operate 24 hours per day, seven days per week, with qualified staff and clinicians. The program is Drug Medi-Cal approved for low- and high-intensity clinical services, including individuals with co-occurring mental health disorders. The new facility is also designed to support withdrawal management services and medication-assisted treatment.

“At Walter’s House II, we believe that every individual deserves a second chance,” said Doug Zeck, Executive Director of Walter’s House II. “With the opening of our new residential substance use disorder treatment facility, we are providing a place to heal and creating a community of support and hope. Together, we can empower lives and transform futures.”

Ribbon Cutting for Walter’s House II

ASPIRANET 的中央谷 TAY 独立计划：中央谷 TAY 独立计划将是一个以青少年为中心、以创伤知情为基础、个性化、以结果为导向的项目，旨在专门帮助 15 至 19 岁与司法系统有关的青少年。该项目将包括一个设有 12 张新床位的短期住院治疗项目，以及一个新的药物滥用障碍门诊治疗机构，预计每年可为另外 60 人提供服务。门诊心理健康和药物滥用障碍服务将包括传统的个体治疗和创新的支持和服务，例如应急管理、全方位服务伙伴关系、指导、独立生活技能计划和其他健康资源。

“Aspiranet’s vision is to utilize BHCIP funding to re-purpose and expand a facility that will provide much-needed residential and behavioral health services and supports to the region’s most vulnerable youth,” said Vernon Brown, Chief Executive Officer of Aspiranet.

中央谷 TAY 独立计划奠基

为何这很重要：通过BHCIP计划，DHCS向符合条件的机构提供资金，用于建设、购置和扩建房产，以及投资移动危机干预基础设施，从而进一步扩大针对同时存在心理健康治疗需求和物质使用障碍人群的社区行为健康治疗选择范围。BHCIP 正致力于弥补行为健康护理体系中长期存在的缺口，以满足有需要人群在整个生命周期内日益增长的服务和支持需求。

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 as part of Behavioral Health Transformation, DHCS’ work to implement Proposition 1. DHCS holds regular public listening sessions on this effort. Updates and recordings of the sessions are available on the Behavioral Health Transformation webpage.

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.

关于 BHCIP 第四轮：儿童和青少年： BHCIP第四轮计划的重点对象是儿童和青少年，以及所有25岁及以下的加州居民，包括孕妇和产妇及其子女，以及16至25岁的青少年（TAY）及其家庭。得益于加州儿童与青少年行为健康计划提供的资金支持，这52项总额达4.805亿美元的拨款将用于新建和扩建多种门诊及住院治疗设施，包括儿童危机住院项目、 围产期住院物质使用障碍治疗机构、社区健康/青少年预防中心，以及物质使用障碍的门诊治疗。如需了解更多信息，请访问BHCIP 网站。

BIGGER PICTURE: Under Governor Gavin Newsom, California is modernizing the behavioral health delivery system to improve accountability, increase transparency, and expand the capacity of behavioral health care facilities for Californians. Proposition 1, which was passed by voters in May 2024, includes a $6.4 billion Behavioral Health Bond for treatment settings and housing with services and a historic reform of the Behavioral Health Services Act to focus on people with the most serious illnesses, substance use disorders, and housing needs. More information about California’s transformation of the state’s entire mental health and substance use disorder system can be found at mentalhealth.ca.gov.

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