County Awarded State Grants to Fund New Behavioral Health Facilities

May 28, 2025

San Diego County's Behavioral Health Services has received $29. 1 million in state funding from California's Department of Health Care Services to expand mental health and substance use treatment services. The funding, approved by voters in March 2024, will create two new facilities: a Substance Use Residential & Treatment Services facility with 73 treatment beds and 16 recuperative care beds, and the region's first Children's Crisis Residential Care facility with 16 beds at the Polinsky Children's Center.

Who is affected

Medi-Cal eligible individuals with substance use disorders
Children and youth with serious emotional health needs
San Diego County residents requiring mental health and substance use treatment services
Five other behavioral health providers in San Diego County who received funding

What action is being taken

San Diego County's Behavioral Health Services is implementing $29.1 million in state funding to create new treatment facilities
A new Substance Use Residential & Treatment Services facility with 73 treatment beds and 16 recuperative care beds is being established
A Children's Crisis Residential Care facility with 16 beds is being created at Polinsky Children's Center
Seven total grants are being used to add approximately 375 treatment beds and 1,538 treatment slots in the region

Why it matters

The funding addresses critical community needs identified through stakeholder outreach and local data analysis
The Children's Crisis Residential Care facility will be the first of its kind in the region and offers an alternative to hospitalization
The new facilities expand access to mental health and substance use treatment for Medi-Cal eligible individuals
The combined initiatives significantly increase the region's capacity to treat mental health conditions and substance use disorders

What's next

No explicit next steps stated in the article

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