San Diego County designates $44.3M to behavioral health housing for homeless residents

The San Diego County Board of Supervisors has approved designating $44.3 million in California’s Behavioral Health Bridge Housing Program funds to develop housing for homeless residents who have serious behavioral health conditions, County News Center reported July 18.

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$41.5 million will be allocated for new board and care payments to help Medi-Cal clients meet rising costs, while the remaining $2.8 million will be used for infrastructure costs to accelerate the creation of new beds.

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